as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
EMTs and paramedics are already being paid a much lower salary than first responders in other municipalities and shouldn’t be forced to pay this extra tax to get to work, Barzilay said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Overall, about one-third of states had some tax or revenue question on the ballot–and that doesn't include those in municipalities.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Most of us probably don’t picture foreign agents working their way into the city hall of a municipality with just over 54,000 people.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Exceptions to the Rule While most municipalities observe the Christmas holiday, some private waste collection companies may still operate, particularly in areas with high service demands.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Overall, about one-third of states had some tax or revenue question on the ballot–and that doesn't include those in municipalities.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Most of us probably don’t picture foreign agents working their way into the city hall of a municipality with just over 54,000 people.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Exceptions to the Rule While most municipalities observe the Christmas holiday, some private waste collection companies may still operate, particularly in areas with high service demands.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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Also, wolf scat has been found containing plastic and other material that could only have come from garbage cans and city dumps.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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In August, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 2018 Martin v. Boise ruling, allowing cities to cite and move homeless people off public land without first offering a shelter bed.Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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This season, Juan moves from Colombia to join his fiancée Jessica, their baby son and soon-to-be stepsons in a sleepy town in Wyoming.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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What fictional town does Pretty Little Liars take place in?Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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What’s more - the metropolis wasn’t built with megafires from a new geologic era whipped by hurricane-force winds in mind, either.Eric Mack, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Photos by Jun Michael Park The Afar guide to Busan Seoul may glitter with K-pop and Gangnam style, but Korea’s second-largest metropolis sparkles in its own way.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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