as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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Recent Examples of metropolis
What the metropolis brought into its sprawl was two square miles of former Mexican cattle-ranching territory, recently modernized by the rail.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Despite the surge in cancellations, Austin is actually performing better than other Texas metropolises in terms of airfare on Tuesday.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Despite the surge in cancellations, Austin is actually performing better than other Texas metropolises in terms of airfare on Tuesday.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolis
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South Carolina’s coast gets its fair share of attention, thanks to cities like Charleston and Hilton Head.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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The story was moved from that city to Boston, MA, specifically South Boston.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Located just down the road from Setúbal, retirees can find a sleepy town that could just be their forever home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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According to the relocation company’s most recent 2025 Moving Trends Report, the most popular domestic destination for relocation in the first six months of 2025 was a historic town just inland of Myrtle Beach.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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