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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Dubai has announced a huge amount of major architecture projects in recent months, from the world's tallest residential tower to plans to transform the scorching metropolis into a walkable city.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
As the emerging metropolis began to overtake San Francisco as the most populated city in the West, shrewd real estate developers began to cast their eyes up to the foothills of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Are the Metroplex’s busy skies, and those of other American metropolises, especially susceptible to a similar tragedy?
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
After an introduction from host Trevor Noah, the camera cut to the stage area of the Crypto.com Arena, which was suddenly transformed into the hills and canyons surrounding the California metropolis.
—James Factora, Them, 3 Feb. 2025
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
As the emerging metropolis began to overtake San Francisco as the most populated city in the West, shrewd real estate developers began to cast their eyes up to the foothills of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Are the Metroplex’s busy skies, and those of other American metropolises, especially susceptible to a similar tragedy?
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
After an introduction from host Trevor Noah, the camera cut to the stage area of the Crypto.com Arena, which was suddenly transformed into the hills and canyons surrounding the California metropolis.
—James Factora, Them, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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