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
Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 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
Two teeny Texas burgs made the list for their preservation of western culture.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 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
Two teeny Texas burgs made the list for their preservation of western culture.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
Noun
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Another possible cost-saving measure: moving UN agencies to cities less expensive than New York and Geneva, the current locations of the UN’s headquarters.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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The two overlapping presentations–on view in Wisconsin through August 31, 2025, on view in San Jose July 11, 2025, through February 22, 2026–each tailored to their host city, reflect the diverse U.S. contexts in which HMong communities have adapted and built new homelands.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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