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Synonyms
Examples of asphalt jungle in a Sentence
a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle
Recent Examples on the Web
Our beautiful neighborhoods will become an asphalt jungle!
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
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.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
But Honk does understand concrete’s importance in the asphalt jungle.
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Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
Explore our new section Ramirez was entranced by this fleeting glimpse of adaptation by tropical species in one of the world’s greatest asphalt jungles.
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Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Asphalt jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asphalt%20jungle. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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