Thesaurus results for URBAN

urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban And there is the middle rung, including business administration, urban studies and chemistry, whose graduates take home around $70,000 on average. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Those who live in busier urban areas are likely to pay higher insurance premiums than those in less populated areas. — Mckynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 West Virginia was one of a few states – alongside Maryland and Texas – to receive these excess urban prisoners. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Then there’s the Cape Cadogan in Cape Town, a heritage property that gives the collection an entirely different urban dimension. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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Previous Argus Leader reporting shows Sioux Falls is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Midwest and the city is seeing about 5,000 new resident yearly .

— Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026
The government promoted projects involving roads, ports, rail transportation, and the modernization of La Aurora International Airport, as well as plans for a metropolitan rail system in Guatemala City.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

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This is viewed as part of his decentralization agenda, aiming to transfer powers in areas such as skills training and select tax authorities from London to local combined authorities.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
In the movie, a local brothel — the Devil’s Playhouse — becomes the target of a TV preacher, forcing the town’s sheriff, who happens to be a frequent customer, to save it.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of local

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Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Her many regional stage credits include Sugar Babies, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys & Dolls, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Pajama Game, Miss Margarida’s Way and Nunsense.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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