Thesaurus results for URBAN SPRAWL

urban sprawl

noun

Definition of urban sprawl

as in city

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Recent Examples of urban sprawl Raccoons are indeed everywhere in Toronto, a by-product of urban sprawl, which has seen their ancestral ranges become absorbed in a blink of ecological time into human habitats. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Because of Orlando’s urban sprawl, a train does not help when jobs are located near the parks or outer corporate hubs. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 Copenhagen is trying to avoid the kind of urban sprawl that consumes valuable resources and land. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 The brighter, almost sitcom-adjacent universe that Jane navigates isn’t the hostile urban sprawl of Araki’s earlier work; Jane plays far too much Zoo Tycoon for that. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban sprawl

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Noun

Deaths were also reported in three other Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, according to Zelenskyy.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Last week, Zelenskyy said the country will double down on its attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to a new policy of airstrikes from Moscow designed to force people to leave Kyiv and other cities.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of city

Noun

The heated pool at the Sebastian is the stuff of ski town dreams, with a waterfall, stone galore, multiple hot tubs, and servers who bring snacks and cocktails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
As health officials monitor those in isolation, the Siberian town is waiting to see if the containment walls will hold.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of town

Noun

In the aftermath of Sacco and Vanzetti, many Italian-Americans shifted towards the center and then the right as many white ethnics moved from the inner city into the suburbs.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026
Nearly 90% of low-income inner city residents in one Emory University study have experienced trauma.

— Maayan Aviv, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of inner city

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Nearly 30 other entities and municipalities — including Beverly Hills, Culver City and West Hollywood — rely on Hyperion to treat their sewage.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The state budget passed this summer included a provision forcing Charlotte-area municipalities who opposed adding toll lanes to Interstate 77 South to either reverse their opposition or repay NCDOT for money already spent on the project.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of municipality

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But there’s nothing stopping the surfer from hanging out in the parking lot up the cliff, an asphalt jungle with its own territorial, dog-eat-dog ecosystem.

— Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
But Honk does understand concrete’s importance in the asphalt jungle.

— Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024

Definition of asphalt jungle

Noun

Here, in the heart of an expansive park filled with birds and monkeys, is a refuge from the frenzy of this teeming metropolis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Atlanta, the sprawling southern metropolis, is used to serving as a temporary home for the rare black-and-white bears.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of metropolis

Noun

The neighborhood/area Set tastefully back from busy downtown streets, the discreet entrance opens up into a striking lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Originally scheduled to film in downtown Livingston through October 10, Pawn Shop had production temporarily shut down from October 3-5 following a vote from the Livingston, Montana City Commission in response to local backlash and safety concerns.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of downtown

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