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Recent Examples of borough
Located in the Cuauhtémoc borough, only one block from Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, Volga is a sophisticated boutique property and a destination for the city’s cool kids.
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Angelo is an outer borough hustler eager to find his place in the cutthroat world of Manhattan real estate development.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks speaks to the media after being drafted first overall during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
His campaign slogans of rent freezes, free buses, and universal child care resonated with working families across the five boroughs and especially with historically elusive voters under 40.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Angelo is an outer borough hustler eager to find his place in the cutthroat world of Manhattan real estate development.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks speaks to the media after being drafted first overall during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
His campaign slogans of rent freezes, free buses, and universal child care resonated with working families across the five boroughs and especially with historically elusive voters under 40.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
Noun
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Unlike many cities, Cincinnati still has its 19th-century beer tunnels.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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Paris is a city that travelers often approach with high expectations.—
Maddy Odom,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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According to the relocation company’s most recent 2025 Moving Trends Report, the most popular domestic destination for relocation in the first six months of 2025 was a historic town just inland of Myrtle Beach.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Located just down the road from Setúbal, retirees can find a sleepy town that could just be their forever home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Historically, this kind of flooding, which often occurs in hilly and mountainous regions, has received far less attention than storm-surge flooding, and local municipalities tend to be less prepared than coastal towns to deal with it.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The city has relied on three Florida statutes that allow municipalities to move an election date via ordinance, as well as a case in the city of North Miami, which similarly moved its elections to even years via a City Council vote and without voter approval a few years ago.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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This find is the first time a Caracol king has been identified over the decades of research at the site, which was a dominant Maya metropolis before its abandonment by 900 AD.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Shanghai is the third-largest city in the world, with a population of just over 40 million, and is one of the most vibrant metropolises in the country.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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On top of a reputation for corruption, the burg was also scarred by redlining and persistent racial tensions.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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However, don’t necessarily count out those living on the West Coast as being necessarily more-mellow in this regard, with California placing no fewer than three major cities among the 10 burgs having the most crash-prone motorists.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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