as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Recent Examples of burg
Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
Noun
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At the same time, the White House has ordered immigration enforcement in cities around the country.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The changes affect libraries operated by Maricopa County and not cities that operate their own libraries, such as Phoenix.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Canales was brought here to bring a creative offense to town.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the next test comes to town from Lafayette in the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1).—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 20 years, the idea of these dark celestial bodies had spread from Thornhill Rectory to the Royal Society’s assembly rooms in London, then to the global metropolis of Paris, and finally to Berlin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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So, any Gotham within a contemporary film in the Batman series that's going to be authentic has to be reflective of a modern American metropolis.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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