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as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?
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as in backyard
an adjoining region or space
we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome
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Recent Examples of neighborhood
The killer exited through the window, walked across neighborhood backyards and down the alley, leaving a trail of evidence behind him.
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Construction is expected to be completed this summer on improvements to Rancho Cordova’s Countryside neighborhood streets.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The community planning group Vibrant Uptown, which advocates for neighborhoods including Hillcrest, Bankers Hill and North Park, is pushing to bring streetcars back to San Diego.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
For example, his steady job working in a bookstore blows up when it is set on fire and destroyed by those bullies ruling the neighborhood.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Construction is expected to be completed this summer on improvements to Rancho Cordova’s Countryside neighborhood streets.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The community planning group Vibrant Uptown, which advocates for neighborhoods including Hillcrest, Bankers Hill and North Park, is pushing to bring streetcars back to San Diego.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
For example, his steady job working in a bookstore blows up when it is set on fire and destroyed by those bullies ruling the neighborhood.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
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In addition to wandering tourists, expect to see theater crew, set designers, actors, and matronly sensei in pastel kimonos and big, pinned up hairdos haunting the vicinity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Here's what to know about where the Artemis II astronauts are right now, and when they're expected to reach the vicinity of the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The two measures in tandem will fund the district’s operating budget at a higher level without an additional burden to taxpayers.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris in the northwest Georgia district after the two advanced from a crowded field of candidates in a special election on March 10.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The snowy-haired Scot waves me into the passenger seat of his Can-Am Traxter with a huge grin and navigates us through the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town, famously anchored by mainland Britain’s most remote pub, the Old Forge.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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One woman was paying $600 per month to live in a storage shed in the muddy backyard cluttered with junk and dotted with dog poop.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harbor locals should boast that one of the county’s singularly excellent pizzerias is in their backyard.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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From waddling walks to curious interactions, tune into our live cams on social media to get a real-time look at how these penguins behave.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Orion is scheduled to fire its thrusters to fine tune its path toward the moon.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, just outside, worship continued, as faith leaders and community members took part in a Holy Thursday service of their own.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another effort will be going into local schools to make sure students understand that a simple mistake can be the start of something tragic for everyone in the mountain communities.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Typical events, like the Super Bowl or large musical acts like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, at either of the venues, have clogged city streets and created a safety issue, Davidson says.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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But for Perez and others at the motel, the organizations have assembled a spontaneous network of like-minded people that have created a village of care.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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