conurbations

plural of conurbation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conurbations
Noun
  • That’s one of my favorite cities to play in.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know The protest centres on a march through New York City at 12pm but will also take place in other cities.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This strong demand for rental units has brought up prices in university towns, already exacerbated by landlords passing on the higher cost of home-buying to tenants.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The route passes a whopping eight state parks and a handful of small shoreline towns known for their local fish and lakefront views.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And as those on the right have slammed the nation’s metropolises, only a tiny fraction of the biggest cities have Republican mayors, and there’s scant discussion in right-wing circles and institutions about urban policy.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As municipalities adapt to the pressures of climate change, density, and livability, urban landscape design has become a top priority.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Much of this damage was concentrated in northwest Milwaukee and in multiple municipalities around the city of Milwaukee, including West Allis, Bayside, Brown Deer, Glendale and Wauwatosa.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The inland 48th Congressional District, which stretches from Temecula through some San Diego County suburbs and the backcountry, is one of the key districts the state’s Democrats hope to flip with redistricting.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Abraham and Polzin were childhood friends from their time at the East Side Water Polo Club in the Chicago suburbs.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Conurbations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conurbations. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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