asphalt jungle

Definition of asphalt junglenext

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Recent Examples of asphalt jungle Our beautiful neighborhoods will become an asphalt jungle! Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024 But there’s nothing stopping the surfer from hanging out in the parking lot up the cliff, an asphalt jungle with its own territorial, dog-eat-dog ecosystem. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024 But Honk does understand concrete’s importance in the asphalt jungle. Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024 Explore our new section Ramirez was entranced by this fleeting glimpse of adaptation by tropical species in one of the world’s greatest asphalt jungles. Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asphalt jungle
Noun
  • The legislation would provide greater flexibility for governments in allocating funding under the program, which was created in 1990 as part of a broader shift in housing policy toward greater responsibility for states and cities.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The small town offers a slow and peaceful life for a fraction of the cost of most Arizona cities.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The department saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The fact that the Spanish designer was actually from a town in the Basque Country on the opposite coast is likely part of the joke.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The 31-year-old Latin trap sensation, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and was born in the Puerto Rican metropolis of Bayamón, packed his halftime performance with tributes to Latin American culture and community.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Southern metropolises like Charleston, Nashville, and New Orleans also made the cut.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Asphalt jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asphalt%20jungle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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