urban sprawls

plural of urban sprawl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban sprawls
Noun
  • That’s one of my favorite cities to play in.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know The protest centres on a march through New York City at 12pm but will also take place in other cities.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This strong demand for rental units has brought up prices in university towns, already exacerbated by landlords passing on the higher cost of home-buying to tenants.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The route passes a whopping eight state parks and a handful of small shoreline towns known for their local fish and lakefront views.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As municipalities adapt to the pressures of climate change, density, and livability, urban landscape design has become a top priority.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Much of this damage was concentrated in northwest Milwaukee and in multiple municipalities around the city of Milwaukee, including West Allis, Bayside, Brown Deer, Glendale and Wauwatosa.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Urban sprawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20sprawls. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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