as in town
a thickly settled, highly populated area
commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city
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Recent Examples of city
What is the oldest city in the world that still exists?
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: Local restaurant owners can't yet make their monthly meals tax payments via the portal (though that feature is in the works, city spokesperson Ross Catrow tells Axios).
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Read Next West Ada ID bill would let cities fire library directors.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Suited for low-impact hikes, city walking tours, or leisurely outdoor activities, these active sandals are an impressive 50 percent off for a limited time.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2025
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: Local restaurant owners can't yet make their monthly meals tax payments via the portal (though that feature is in the works, city spokesperson Ross Catrow tells Axios).
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Read Next West Ada ID bill would let cities fire library directors.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Suited for low-impact hikes, city walking tours, or leisurely outdoor activities, these active sandals are an impressive 50 percent off for a limited time.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for city
Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
Noun
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Community colleges exist in nearly every city and town in America, as do affordable housing organizations and nonprofits dedicated to supporting young people.—
First Place for Youth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The footage was captured in Vang Vieng, a town in the northwest region of Laos.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many of the selections underscore the social stresses and inequalities of the growing metropolis, the scars left by the harsh military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983, and the human costs of Argentina’s recurrent economic crises.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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That is what they are being punished for—an effort to free themselves from the control of a former metropolis.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Like state government, municipalities also have exhausted most of their emergency federal pandemic aid.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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The remaining 28% was funded by federal states, municipalities, and power supply companies.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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