met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The best metro areas include Miami, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Memphis.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
For example, in 2020 Democrats saw a net gain in the metro Milwaukee suburbs of about 25,000 votes compared to 2016, enough by itself to cost Trump the state.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In a Thursday morning update, health officials warned that the AQI for fine particulate matter in the New York City metro area (the five boroughs, Rockland and Westchester counties), as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, was expected to fall within that unhealthy range.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The best metro areas include Miami, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Memphis.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The Liberty Macarena’s location is the latest of several metro Mexican restaurants to close.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
For example, in 2020 Democrats saw a net gain in the metro Milwaukee suburbs of about 25,000 votes compared to 2016, enough by itself to cost Trump the state.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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