as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Recent Examples of burg
Its city and school budgets are balanced and the burg generally is well run.
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John Seiler,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
Traffic cruised along the main corridor connecting Kansas City, Raytown and Lee’s Summit through the small burg of Knobtown over the summer months, but now, work at the intersection is ramping up again.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burg
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
Traffic cruised along the main corridor connecting Kansas City, Raytown and Lee’s Summit through the small burg of Knobtown over the summer months, but now, work at the intersection is ramping up again.
—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.
—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
Noun
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.
Noun
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Meanwhile in Lebanon, airstrikes hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw troops from some areas.
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The governor's order gives Barnes power to restrict or prohibit fireworks displays in Utah's cities and towns, instead of leaving those decisions to the communities.
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.
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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