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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban sprawls
Noun
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The organization also is collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 12,00 trees in the 16 host cities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The app allows for remote collaboration, so additional doctors, consultants, or even medical students in other rooms or cities can beam in and observe every cut and stitch, as if through his eyes.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between the coastal towns of Hafun and Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland along the Indian Ocean.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Connecticut municipalities—and the taxpayers who support them—have waited long enough.—
Jennifer Mahr,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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In New Bedford, Democrat Mayor Jon Mitchell is criticizing Beacon Hill for turning a blind eye to the Commonwealth’s 351 municipalities.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Urban sprawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20sprawls. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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