as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipality
While the federal government can't require municipalities to remove fluoride from their water, earlier this month Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead Health and Human Services, said the administration could issue national guidance advising against it.
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Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Sanctuary cities are municipalities that generally limit or prevent their local authorities from cooperating with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Hours before a river of mud descended on towns around Valencia, trapping and killing hundreds of people, water started gushing through the small Spanish municipality of Utiel.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Glasgow, Kentucky, became the first municipality in the United States to build a network in 1989.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Sanctuary cities are municipalities that generally limit or prevent their local authorities from cooperating with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
Hours before a river of mud descended on towns around Valencia, trapping and killing hundreds of people, water started gushing through the small Spanish municipality of Utiel.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Glasgow, Kentucky, became the first municipality in the United States to build a network in 1989.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipality
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Some cities near Phoenix, Arizona, could see temperatures plunge nearly 30 degrees overnight as a freeze warning is in place.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In November 2023, Cisneros quietly resigned from his role in Commerce, a city of 11,700 residents in southeast L.A. County, and pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Top historic towns to check out include Ptuj, Novo Mesto, Radovljica or Celje. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, Buck was conveniently out of town at the time of the escape.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Like a genuine metropolis, the Met expanded according to grand plans that were rarely honored and frequently adjusted to conform with expediency and improvisation.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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This bilingual metropolis embodies a unique fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, rendering it an attractive destination for families seeking a vibrant and enriching environment.New CIES Contributor, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipality. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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