metropolis
noun
any large, busy city.
metropolises
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pluralof metropolis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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About 40% of metropolises had more deaths than births, and rely on newcomers to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The U.S. winners range from small cities such as Cape Coral, Fla., to major metropolises like San Francisco; many are tax havens.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
The city's population density is more than 7,100 people per square kilometre of land, on par with packed metropolises like Tokyo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the other metropolises that have welcomed Waymo, subscribers to the $10-a-month DashPass can earn a $10 discount off one Waymo ride every month.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
