as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
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Recent Examples of megacity
Which begs the question: Why are the hills around a megacity off-limits to new development?
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Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The vibrant hum of this sleek megacity drew over 16 million visitors last year following the popularity of Korean cultural exports like K-pop, television hits like Netflix’s Squid Game, and even K-lit with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to Korean author Han Kang.
—Leslie Patrick, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The river running through the megacity of 17 million people — one of the largest in Africa — burst its banks and submerged major roads.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The vibrant hum of this sleek megacity drew over 16 million visitors last year following the popularity of Korean cultural exports like K-pop, television hits like Netflix’s Squid Game, and even K-lit with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to Korean author Han Kang.
—Leslie Patrick, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The river running through the megacity of 17 million people — one of the largest in Africa — burst its banks and submerged major roads.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megacity
Noun
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Unlike many cities, Cincinnati still has its 19th-century beer tunnels.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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The heat index could reach 105 to 110 degrees on Monday afternoon for cities such as Raleigh, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Located just down the road from Setúbal, retirees can find a sleepy town that could just be their forever home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megacity. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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