as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Recent Examples of burgs
Franchises in other burgs can apparently go weeks, even months, without making headlines about matters other than wins and losses.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
But there are a few burgs in America that rise up to and above standard courtesy.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 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
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
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Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
But there are a few burgs in America that rise up to and above standard courtesy.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 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
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgs
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Room-service delivery robots are already common in hotels across many large Chinese cities.
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The severe weather threat will linger for parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, stretching from northern Virginia into southern New Jersey, with cities like Richmond, DC, Baltimore and Philly in the threat zone once again.
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Small towns across America had big plans to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend.
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Beyond the foliage there's apple picking, harvest festivals, Halloween in Salem and a string of storybook towns.
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The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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“Burgs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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