borough

noun

Definition of boroughnext
as in city

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Recent Examples of borough The borough of Manhattan joins several cities that have decided, with little to no debate, to honor Parton with a day of her own. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 The borough therefore was home to 689 commercial real estate deals, which is a 15% increase in number of investments. — Remy Raisner, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Even with the beta restricted to a single borough, Silvernia felt incredibly expansive, leaving me with high hopes for the final build's full world map. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 With 126 other clients in her caseload and a borough roughly the size of Wyoming to serve, Wright Stevens had to change tactics from her earlier work in Washington state. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for borough
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
  1. city
  2. town
  3. municipality
  4. metropolis
  5. burg
Noun
  • The kingdom sounded sirens multiple times on Wednesday across several southern Saudi cities, warning residents to take shelter for fear of potential attacks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The big story This photograph taken on November 5, 2025 shows employees inspecting photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Gujarat’s port city of Mundra.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The Panthers had a week to relish their Salt Bowl win but will need to lock back in with the Rams coming to town.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Albion, newly relegated from the Premier League and promotion favourites, were certain to come to town and win this local derby on the opening day.
    — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • The explosion occurred Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Such action by governors has had a trickle-down effect on local municipalities and school boards, according to Adam Abutaa, of the Muslim civic engagement organization Emgage Florida.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of municipality
Noun
  • Nipping across to one German metropolis is about to get a little easier.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • That’s when the pop-up Pound4Pound Grilled Burgers typically arrives to grill up some fabulous-looking ‘burgs.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Definition of burg

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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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