municipalities

noun

plural of municipality
as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area a municipality with an excellent police department

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Recent Examples of municipalities Tafoya, who served as an attorney for several municipalities and small authorities across the region, has yet to be sentenced and is cooperating with prosecutors. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The King and Queen traveled extensively around the country and are thought to have visited almost all of its counties and municipalities, according to the state broadcaster NRK. — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Most Popular One of the royal couple’s most symbolically significant projects was their journey through Norway’s municipalities. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Historically, that program has produced the lowest costs per ton of salt for municipalities, Randolph said. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Bicaba’s lawsuit has been hailed as a win for residents who’ve long criticized their municipalities for ignoring the city charter at their expense. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Flock currently has over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states and has struck deals with thousands of municipalities. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 The thinking is that orbital data centers can leapfrog past some of the ground-level issues such as where to build them, and upset communities that don’t want to host data centers, despite their municipalities making deals for construction. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Naalakkersuisut and Greenland's municipalities are developing zoning rules under the Tourism Act that would establish which areas are open to cruise tourism and which would face restrictions, according to the release. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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  1. cities
  2. towns
  3. metropolises
Noun
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Despite their apparent effectiveness at deterring speeding, cities have been slow to embrace rest in red.
    — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cities
Noun
  • The coastal towns of Calpe and Dénia, where every winter almost all of professional cycling’s teams are based for their pre-season training camps, are 25 miles away.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Best Apparel Deals The right apparel can make long days on the trail, at the campsite, or exploring nearby towns far more comfortable, and REI’s Labor Day Sale includes it all.
    — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of towns
Noun
  • With fewer crowds than Spain’s main metropolises, a slower pace sets the tone for a sojourn meant to be savored.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of metropolises

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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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