borough

noun

Definition of boroughnext
as in city

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Recent Examples of borough The borough, the different neighborhoods, the environment, the people. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 July 2026 The security breach occurred before the final concert of Jay-Z's three-night performance at the iconic baseball stadium in the city's Bronx borough, authorities said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 July 2026 On two evenings — Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12 — the setting sun will align with Manhattan’s street grid, creating a dramatic sunset framed by the borough’s skyscrapers. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Jacqueline Rothstein, 35, splits time between a New York City suburb on Long Island and the city’s heavily Jewish borough of Brooklyn. — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for borough
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
  1. city
  2. town
  3. municipality
  4. metropolis
  5. burg
Noun
  • Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • Across town in Buckhead, 70-year-old Scott Toberman spends five days a week chasing pickleballs across the court, often competing against opponents decades younger.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Many of these units of government, such as townships, predate municipalities and are legacy government units that are now redundant.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Monday’s return includes Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourist hot spot along the Atlantic coast, and Le Porge, the municipality hardest hit by the fire, where 183 homes were destroyed.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of municipality
Noun
  • But despite brownstones, diners, skyscrapers and bridges, this city is no recognizable metropolis — plus, it’s all bathed in a luminous purple glow.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Before New York became a sprawling metropolis, its rolling hills, deep valleys, and tidal salt marshes were part of a larger estuarine ecosystem that was home to countless flora and fauna.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • 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
  • The charming little burg is plagued by a perplexing dead body problem.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Definition of burg

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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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