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urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban There’s a lot of misinformation that only exacerbates our culture urban-rural divide. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Istanbul and other parts of Turkey are undergoing an urban transformation program that aims to replace old and earthquake-risky buildings with safer housing. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Their plushly appointed, multilevel home sits in the Hollywood Hills, many stories well above the street-level urban ruin, tent cities, and crime below. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Closure rates were almost the same between urban and rural hospitals, the study found. — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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The rise of major metropolitan centers around the world, for example, brought with it Baudelaire’s flâneur just as transcontinental railroads made narrative skips in space and time more legible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Tokyo’s metropolitan government launched its own dating app in 2024, and by June 2026, 265 couples had married through the service, according to Global Dating Insights.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

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The pair made an exploratory trip to Korea around this time last year to meet people in the local industry and ask what role Gold House could play.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The Sox even invoked images of Little League players enjoying some postgame ice cream with their buddies at the local Dairy Queen.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Only light regional dishes and bites such as croquettes, Cinco Jotas ham, cheese, and quince, along with Rioja Alavesa wine, are served for lunch or supper via the Delicatessen or Egukzi Soro Bar and Garden (or room service).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ethiopia’s army is now quickly regrouping and is pushing the TPLF back into Tigray, where government forces have retaken the regional airport and now occupy the capital, Mekelle.

— Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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