Definition of nabenext
as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature although it has undergone several transformations over the years, Times Square remains one of New York's most fabled nabes

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Recent Examples of nabe The couple tells Vogue that one of their first viral videos was of them making cabbage mille-feuille nabe, a Japanese dish of layered pork and cabbage in a dashi broth. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026 Travel to a sumo training center for an interactive sumo experience, including a private demonstration and a traditional chanko nabe lunch, the protein-rich stew that fuels Japan’s wrestlers. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025 Lately my wife and I have also begun to lament the decline of the nabe, which has become categorically grodier since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Set a large nabe or 6-quart Dutch oven on a tabletop burner at the table. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for nabe
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  • The move honors the former Los Angeles Board of Education member who helped set scores of students on the path to success, district officials said Friday.
    Staff report, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Blumenfield said the site takes pressure off neighborhoods and keeps construction out of high-risk fire zones, targeting a walkable, pedestrian-friendly area.
    Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Set the scene The Inn of the Five Graces sits just south of Santa Fe’s historic plaza in the Barrio de Analco district, one of the country's oldest residential neighborhoods.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Nabe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabe. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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