as in inner city
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for core city
Noun
-
Infantry, tanks, artillery advancing toward inner city Israeli army spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said Israeli forces had been operating in the periphery of Gaza City for several weeks but since the night of Monday to Tuesday large numbers of troops had begun moving towards the inner city.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025 -
That day, students across Jefferson County boarded yellow school buses, with Black students headed to formerly White suburban schools, while White students were bused to formerly Black inner city schools.—
Bailey Loosemore,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Manhattan merged with Brooklyn a dozen years before, and here is Greater New York, spreading into new suburbs, boroughs, and garden cities.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
-
Initially designed as a garden city with villas, reminiscent of those eastern European cities lost in prior decades, Ankara symbolized the birth of a European country from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire—in the middle of Anatolia.—
Soner Cagaptay,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2024
Noun
-
Built in the Mission Revival architecture style, it was constructed to serve railroad passengers arriving at Tucson's downtown train depot.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
-
When the downtown Campbell location closed, social media users shared the news online, with some noting some of their favorite menu items and how the service had changed.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Core city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/core%20city. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share