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Recent Examples of borough
Brunson, whose father Rick was on the Knicks during their 1999 Finals run and is now an assistant coach with the team, is a stand-in for the outer-borough striver, underestimated at first glance, but blessed with moxie.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
Haddonfield, a historic borough about 10 miles outside Philadelphia, was first settled by Europeans in 1682.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
As people continue to clean up and recover after last weekend's storms caused six tornadoes and left many without power, one Westmoreland County borough is coming together to offer a helping hand.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Hotels and Airbnb Businesses along Roosevelt Avenue prepare for the World Cup by displaying flags, soccer jerseys, and banners on June 09, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York City.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
Haddonfield, a historic borough about 10 miles outside Philadelphia, was first settled by Europeans in 1682.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
As people continue to clean up and recover after last weekend's storms caused six tornadoes and left many without power, one Westmoreland County borough is coming together to offer a helping hand.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Hotels and Airbnb Businesses along Roosevelt Avenue prepare for the World Cup by displaying flags, soccer jerseys, and banners on June 09, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York City.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
Noun
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Noun
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That’s exactly the feeling that Hayley Kiyoko’s feature debut film, Girls Like Girls, conveys with this coming-of-age story of Coley (Maya da Costa), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town with her estranged father (Zach Braff) after the death of her mother.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Power is transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, with ratios that CFMoto says are equally suited to town and trail riding.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 20,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Noun
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The Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, continues his dog and pony show around the state claiming to have unearthed shameful, excessive spending by counties and municipalities.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Participants enrolled in the first certificate program included landowners and home gardeners as well as people working for municipalities and conservation organizations either professionally or as a volunteer.—
Anna Zarra Aldrich,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Noun
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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The charming little burg is plagued by a perplexing dead body problem.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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