as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Layered approach to improving risk transparency Our report shares a layered approach using best practices from forward thinking municipalities to improve municipal bond disclosure and ensure that cities can continue to access the capital necessary to build resilient communities.
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Murphy also emerged as a forceful advocate for all DuPage County municipalities in the early 2000s amid a battle with county leaders who wanted to seize control of the DuPage Water Commission, which distributes Lake Michigan water.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
North County encompasses nine municipalities and other unincorporated communities.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Property tax revenues are directly tied to real estate values, and if assessments fall, municipalities may be forced to adjust budgets or raise tax rates to compensate.
—Derek Gilliam, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Murphy also emerged as a forceful advocate for all DuPage County municipalities in the early 2000s amid a battle with county leaders who wanted to seize control of the DuPage Water Commission, which distributes Lake Michigan water.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
North County encompasses nine municipalities and other unincorporated communities.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Property tax revenues are directly tied to real estate values, and if assessments fall, municipalities may be forced to adjust budgets or raise tax rates to compensate.
—Derek Gilliam, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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With brick sidewalks and boutiques housed in historic buildings, this town provides a true glimpse into the past.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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That number is quickly dwindling due to depopulation—some towns have not experienced a birth in more than a decade.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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In those nine minutes of footage, the camera meanders through an optimistic, dynamic metropolis where new technologies breed new visions and big plans.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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The city, a boomtown in the last decade thanks to the explosion of wealth generated by its homegrown tech industry, has struggled more than almost any other US metropolis to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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