as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner
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Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Associated Press, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Paramedics arrived at their home in the English town of Atherton and tried to revive Jarman with CPR.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
In July, for instance, the Brooklyn Nets completed a trade with the rival New York Knicks that was nominally about sending the star forward Mikal Bridges across town.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Associated Press, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Mom Explains 'Silent' Pregnancy Complication That Caused Son's Devastating Stillbirth at 27 Weeks (Exclusive)
Paramedics arrived at their home in the English town of Atherton and tried to revive Jarman with CPR.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
In July, for instance, the Brooklyn Nets completed a trade with the rival New York Knicks that was nominally about sending the star forward Mikal Bridges across town.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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