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
Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo was referred to state prosecutors on Tuesday for potential criminal charges related to allegedly registering a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary and filling out an absentee ballot in that person’s name.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7040 Harrison Mantas has covered Fort Worth city government, agencies and people since September 2021.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Few in that city have a better understanding of that than him.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7040 Harrison Mantas has covered Fort Worth city government, agencies and people since September 2021.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Few in that city have a better understanding of that than him.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
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In fact, all of the top 10 spots on the list were claimed by Southern towns and cities.Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
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To round out the story told by his aunt, Hawkins talked to many people in the small Alabama town.Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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What’s more - the metropolis wasn’t built with megafires from a new geologic era whipped by hurricane-force winds in mind, either.Eric Mack, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Photos by Jun Michael Park The Afar guide to Busan Seoul may glitter with K-pop and Gangnam style, but Korea’s second-largest metropolis sparkles in its own way.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Presently, there are 38 municipalities in the state of Indiana that have approved a 1% tax, Olthoff said.Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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However, those orders could include other municipalities and neighborhoods over the next few days depending on the need, a law enforcement source tells Deadline.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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