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
Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
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The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the waning days of the pandemic, appreciation and recognition came from Los Angeles city and county officials, who, according to posts on Farzam’s Instagram, commended Farzam for operating Covid testing centers and hailed him as a leader and role model.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some time next year, the taxi taking you around town may not have a human behind the wheel.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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This gave Gates, from the use of his private jet alone, the same carbon footprint as a small town in Burundi.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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João Pessoa João Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraíba, is an enigmatic coastal metropolis.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Related Stories The recognition arrives as the Philippine metropolis embraces its identity as QC Film City during this year’s QCinema International Film Festival.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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