boroughs

plural of borough

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boroughs
Noun
  • Fans spotted billboards in many cities, including Chicago, London, Dallas and Nashville.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • That discretion could help explain why some cities, including Miami, Hialeah and Doral, report relatively few immigration encounters or, in some cases, no immigration arrests.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Sunday fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The shooting spree began Sunday morning at a gas station in Kochav Yair on the Israeli-West Bank border and moved to nearby towns, including Salit in the West Bank.
    Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • And while the report shows that Miami’s overall median rent is dropping, Zumper’s data for some Miami-Dade neighborhoods and municipalities shows the opposite trend.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • In my view, DeSantis has not been a reliable administrator of Florida’s tax dollars, wasting funds on his pet projects (Albatross Alcatraz and flying immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts) while withholding funds from municipalities who don’t agree with his policies.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Some of the flashiest metropolises didn’t rank on the list thanks to their outsized housing costs; and although the Midwest city’s average annual early-career earnings are a bit lower than others at $59,123, the average price of a starter home is just $195,000.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • This will not only strengthen the state’s demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolises, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Boyu promises to be instrumental in helping Starbucks open stores in cities beyond Shanghai, Beijing, and China’s other megalopolises, while keeping costs in check.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • While strolling the exhibits, García explains the roots of one of the largest megalopolises on earth and how its evolution lends to the symbology and tradition of the festival.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Boroughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boroughs. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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