as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner
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Recent Examples of town
Often, the same facility is hit more than once -– such as the refinery in the Black Sea town of Tuapse, which was struck four times in just over two weeks.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
The report also picked its locations based on those with the highest ratio of remote-worker populations in each town.
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
And while Atlanta Track Club expects more than 50,000 runners to make their way down Peachtree Road on race day this Saturday, thousands more will be joining virtually from home — whether home is across town or halfway around the world.
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AJC.com,
1 July 2026
For my son and me though, the rather modest town brings back fond memories of an amateur rocketry launch site at the base of a mountain just south of the town off Interstate 8.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
The report also picked its locations based on those with the highest ratio of remote-worker populations in each town.
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
And while Atlanta Track Club expects more than 50,000 runners to make their way down Peachtree Road on race day this Saturday, thousands more will be joining virtually from home — whether home is across town or halfway around the world.
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AJC.com,
1 July 2026
For my son and me though, the rather modest town brings back fond memories of an amateur rocketry launch site at the base of a mountain just south of the town off Interstate 8.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
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In the suburbs and across major cities, the buzzing machines are everywhere.
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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About 80 miles from Los Angeles, Lake Arrowhead is yet another easy mountain getaway for residents of SoCal’s largest metropolis.
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The modern Miami metropolis was built over the ruins of an earlier civilization.
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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