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
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 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
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
Noun
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It's consistently ranked one of the fastest growing cities in the country and crane—industrial, that is—might as well be the unofficial city bird.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2026
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This city, already exhausted by conflict, has been hit hard in recent days, with multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting the suburbs of southern Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And to Smith, there’s no use in Charlotte getting ahead of itself — particularly with Lionel Messi coming to town next week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Begin in Illinois, where the small town of Atlanta is home to the American Giants Museum, which opened in 2024.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even if that were true though, these localities — like those in other high-demand metropolises — could still build more housing vertically with tall apartment buildings.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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In that sense, the show’s diversity is an apt reflection of the large, varied and fast-growing metropolis.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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