as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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Recent Examples of metropolis
The city government can protect the core that defines this great metropolis, but only with foresight and discipline.
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Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
In terms of mean boss metropolises, the Windy City is followed by Virginia Beach, VA, and Las Vegas, NV, in second and third place.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.
—Stuart Miller, Variety, 13 May 2025
Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.
—Li Cohen
may 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
In terms of mean boss metropolises, the Windy City is followed by Virginia Beach, VA, and Las Vegas, NV, in second and third place.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.
—Stuart Miller, Variety, 13 May 2025
Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.
—Li Cohen
may 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolis
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Charleston, the state capital, is about an hour north of the National Park there, and other cities closer to the park include Fayetteville, Beckley and Hinton.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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My team spans different states, countries and backgrounds—some speak multiple languages, and others come from small towns or big cities.—
Alexander Kwapis,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In an interview with Variety published on Friday, May 23, show creator Molly Smith Metzler explains that the characters' clothing was inspired by her time spent in coastal New England towns, specifically Nantucket.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The bucolic splendor of Waitsfield, Vermont, is the obvious muse behind one of the ski town’s recent new builds.—
Will Speros,
Architectural Digest,
26 May 2025
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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