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
The book is a loose spinoff to the author’s 2024 enemies-to-lovers romance How My Neighbor Stole Christmas, about two rivals who meet while competing in their town's annual holiday contest.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 July 2025
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
The show was primarily set in the seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine, though Jessica often travels to other locales as cases unfold.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 July 2025
While a trove of documents was released Wednesday, sealed filings continue to leave a fog over the case, which drew national attention to a grisly crime that rocked a small college town.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 July 2025
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
The show was primarily set in the seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine, though Jessica often travels to other locales as cases unfold.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 July 2025
While a trove of documents was released Wednesday, sealed filings continue to leave a fog over the case, which drew national attention to a grisly crime that rocked a small college town.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
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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Paris is a city that travelers often approach with high expectations.—
Maddy Odom,
Travel + Leisure,
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
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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