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metropolises

noun

plural of metropolis

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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 metropolises As one of the world’s great metropolises, Tokyo takes its exalted status very seriously. — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 But with thousands of communities, ranging from small towns to bustling metropolises, choosing your next home in the Lone Star State can be overwhelming. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolises, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026 But the reality of finding quality work in one of America’s top 30 metropolises is more complicated, and statistics only tell one side of the story. — Keonna Yearwood-Branch, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

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Room-service delivery robots are already common in hotels across many large Chinese cities.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The severe weather threat will linger for parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, stretching from northern Virginia into southern New Jersey, with cities like Richmond, DC, Baltimore and Philly in the threat zone once again.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026

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