Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boroughs
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Nothing against the place, but there cannot be many cities, outside of Europe, where the local football community has been so well served in recent years.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025 -
As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the smaller towns, like Huntington, have beautiful views of the mountains and leaves but lack the infrastructure to deal with the influx of people.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Setting up a financing district is a tool municipalities use to freeze local property taxes before development begins and allow developers build on the property at a lower tax rate.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Governor Kathy Hochul, whose own term has been defined by attempts to override local municipalities that thwart housing development and density, also supports the plan.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
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Millennia from now, will urban legends describe the horrific disaster that destroyed the string of American metropolises along the Pacific coast, from Chief Seattle’s Town to the City of Angels?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 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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“Boroughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boroughs. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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