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Recent Examples of borough
From streetwear to high fashion, the borough has a reputation for individuality and creativity.
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Outside his own home, a bright blue house in the remote borough of Arroyo Naranjo, Mustelier Oruña’s music seeps through windows, wafting out of neighboring living rooms and kitchens.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine, removed himself from diva consideration on arrival.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Jonah Tong #21 of the New York Mets pitches during the game against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on September 18, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Outside his own home, a bright blue house in the remote borough of Arroyo Naranjo, Mustelier Oruña’s music seeps through windows, wafting out of neighboring living rooms and kitchens.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine, removed himself from diva consideration on arrival.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Jonah Tong #21 of the New York Mets pitches during the game against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on September 18, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Suburban communities, including Wauwatosa, Brookfield and New Berlin, have considered a wheel tax to raise revenue for city services.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for small-city residents.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Longer-range drones are also routinely used to strike towns and cities close to the front.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Several businesses were damaged, roads were left with deep cracks, and an old Roman Catholic church in nearby Daanbantayan town was also damaged, Cañete said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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This partnership brings national visibility to local economic empowerment efforts, creating a model for how municipalities and cultural institutions can work together to advance equity.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bencomo was currently pursuing a man named Luis Vitali Balmaseda, who had been a police chief in the municipality surrounding Las Cañas.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jia founded the Pingyao International Film Festival in his home province of Shanxi, choosing the ancient city over modern metropolises like Beijing or Shanghai.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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While outsiders may imagine Hollywood’s superficial glamour, Herzog sees a metropolis teeming with artists, writers and inventors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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