citywide
adjective
city·wide
ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd 
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout
Examples of citywide in a Sentence
The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.
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Some may not get on the ballot — each candidate must gather 500 legitimate voter signatures by March 4, which is relatively easy in citywide races but harder in council and school board districts.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Saturday’s planned protest is in concert with a citywide anti-ICE movement to shutter the immigration processing center in South Portland.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2021, then-Mayor Lamar Thorpe proposed a citywide crime-prevention plan to help local youths involved in illicit activities get off the streets.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Hotels also must pay citywide lodging taxes ranging from 3% to 6%, depending on the number of rooms.
—Gidon Jakar, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Saturday’s planned protest is in concert with a citywide anti-ICE movement to shutter the immigration processing center in South Portland.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2021, then-Mayor Lamar Thorpe proposed a citywide crime-prevention plan to help local youths involved in illicit activities get off the streets.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Hotels also must pay citywide lodging taxes ranging from 3% to 6%, depending on the number of rooms.
—Gidon Jakar, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Citywide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citywide. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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citywide
adjective
city·wide
ˈsit-ē-ˌwīd
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout
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