as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
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Recent Examples of megacity
It's estimated that tens of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms.
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Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of the most notable projects that are under this Neom umbrella include the Line megacity and twin skyscrapers Epicon.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
The first project for the country's Neom megacity recently opened.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of the most notable projects that are under this Neom umbrella include the Line megacity and twin skyscrapers Epicon.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
The first project for the country's Neom megacity recently opened.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megacity
Noun
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Leaders from nine Wise County cities — Boyd, Aurora, Decatur, Bridgeport, New Fairview, Alvord, Paradise Newark and Rhome — were among Wise County officials who joined forces over a year ago to lay a groundwork for the Wise Regional Water District.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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These are the top cities in which listers reside, in order of popularity.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In those nine minutes of footage, the camera meanders through an optimistic, dynamic metropolis where new technologies breed new visions and big plans.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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The city, a boomtown in the last decade thanks to the explosion of wealth generated by its homegrown tech industry, has struggled more than almost any other US metropolis to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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What did evoke his inventiveness were the people around him in his small town.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megacity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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