Thesaurus results for URBAN

urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The team sees potential applications in urban delivery and long-distance reconnaissance across rough terrain, where speed, maneuverability, and obstacle clearance are important. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 It was overhauled by RED Inc Architects and DyeLot Interiors (whose projects also include Wayfarer Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton and The Edwin Hotel, Autograph Collection) and has since been dubbed Napa’s first downtown urban resort. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 An urban store may respond completely differently than a rural one. — Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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The three teamed to tout South Florida as a site for Amazon’s national HQ2 project, where metropolitan areas around the country competed to become the site of a second company headquarters.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Small cities are in metropolitan areas with less than 1 million people but more than 250,000.

— Eric Lau, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

Adjective

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens last month to avoid foreign travel and buying gold, to ease the pressure on the local currency.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Thanks in part to the unique London arrangement, the team’s local revenue ranked 25th.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of local

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If built, the facility would supply electricity to the regional grid and Amazon’s data centers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The spiraling conflict is now the most volatile front in the regional conflagration set off when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

— Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

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