as in central city
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Recent Examples of edge city
And on Thursday, the investigator chased down a tip Hannan had received from one of his followers that his dog was spotted in Del Valle, an edge city in the Greater Austin area.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edge city
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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
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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
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Medicaid serves people in every corner of this country, from inner cities to small rural towns, Democrats to Republicans.—
Anahita Dua,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Stephen grew up in the inner city of San Diego, just minutes from Pro Kids, home of First Tee – San Diego.—
First Tee,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Edge city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20city. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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