Cities grow with more houses.

Meaning: Large towns become bigger or increase with a greater amount or number of structures for living.

Choice of Words: Cities are large towns. Grow means to become bigger or increase. More means a greater amount or number. Houses are structures for living.

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Cities expand as new houses are constructed.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but uses different words to describe the process of building houses and making the city bigger.

Choice of Words: Expand means to get bigger or wider. New means something that has recently been made or created. Constructed means to build or create something. When you put these words together, it means that cities get bigger when new houses are built.

The urban landscape grows as residential structures increase.

Meaning: This is a more formal way of saying that cities get bigger when more houses are built.

Choice of Words: Urban landscape is a fancy way of saying the built-up area of a city, including buildings, roads, and other structures. Residential structures are buildings where people live, like houses and apartments. Increase means to become greater in number or amount. When you put these words together, it means that the built-up area of a city gets bigger when more houses and apartments are built.

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