as in metropolis
a thickly settled, highly populated area
what was once a series of discrete towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis
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Recent Examples of megalopolis
This was Rome, a megalopolis where glittering avenues, monuments and arches littered the landscape.
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
Protecting downtown and the city’s infrastructure from floods, the channel made possible the emergence of Los Angeles as a great, global megalopolis of booming businesses and single-family houses with green lawns and swimming pools.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
Earlier Sunday, DeSantis appeared before a crowd that a campaign representative estimated at about 3,000 people at the Villages, the retirement megalopolis in central Florida.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
Benin City is not a megalopolis like Lagos, but its 1.8 million people still generate a lot of traffic.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
Protecting downtown and the city’s infrastructure from floods, the channel made possible the emergence of Los Angeles as a great, global megalopolis of booming businesses and single-family houses with green lawns and swimming pools.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
Earlier Sunday, DeSantis appeared before a crowd that a campaign representative estimated at about 3,000 people at the Villages, the retirement megalopolis in central Florida.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
Benin City is not a megalopolis like Lagos, but its 1.8 million people still generate a lot of traffic.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalopolis
Noun
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Unlike the metropolises mentioned above, Hartford has a median home sale price that’s actually lower than the national average—$214,546 compared to $281,900.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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Her characters travel on the public transport and engage firsthand with the unglamorous but still relevant realities of a vast metropolis.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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New York City experienced the lowest number of shootings and murders in recorded history over the first five months of the year, according to city officials.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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The tools are simple to use and can be filtered by time range, city and airline.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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Georgia is home to sweeping farmlands and soaring mountain ranges, lush pine forests and breezy barrier islands, and even bustling cities and charming small towns.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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At least 11 people have been hospitalized after a shooting near a boat dock in a South Carolina beach town on Memorial Day weekend.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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“Megalopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalopolis. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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