as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
The combination of demand from AI usage and infrastructure along with the willingness of municipalities to invest in grid modernization and environmental protection has created a massive bull market in the utility sector.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Historically, this kind of flooding, which often occurs in hilly and mountainous regions, has received far less attention than storm-surge flooding, and local municipalities tend to be less prepared than coastal towns to deal with it.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The city has relied on three Florida statutes that allow municipalities to move an election date via ordinance, as well as a case in the city of North Miami, which similarly moved its elections to even years via a City Council vote and without voter approval a few years ago.
—Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Coastal municipalities too often address the issue with short-term vision.
—Jeremy Sabol, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Historically, this kind of flooding, which often occurs in hilly and mountainous regions, has received far less attention than storm-surge flooding, and local municipalities tend to be less prepared than coastal towns to deal with it.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The city has relied on three Florida statutes that allow municipalities to move an election date via ordinance, as well as a case in the city of North Miami, which similarly moved its elections to even years via a City Council vote and without voter approval a few years ago.
—Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Coastal municipalities too often address the issue with short-term vision.
—Jeremy Sabol, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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According to Retirement Living, here are the 10 best cities to retire in California: 1.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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An Israeli source told CNN on Friday morning that Witkoff had arrived at the aid site in the southern city of Rafah that is run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Besides individuals, the money belongs to non-profit organizations, hospitals, schools, cities and towns, and small businesses, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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Deputies responded to a residence in Hilliard, a small town northwest of Jacksonville, around 8 p.m. Thursday, but got no response from anyone inside and found multiple shooting victims upon entering, Leeper said.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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This find is the first time a Caracol king has been identified over the decades of research at the site, which was a dominant Maya metropolis before its abandonment by 900 AD.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Shanghai is the third-largest city in the world, with a population of just over 40 million, and is one of the most vibrant metropolises in the country.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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