Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghetto
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Then there’s a ’69 911 S 2-liter long-block motor, a rare, early 901 transmission, early Scheel bucket seat, replacement dash, and a great patinaed decklid and front hood.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Jonás Cuarón arrives for a second time to SXSW on Tuesday with his latest feature film Campeón Gabacho, based on the 2015 Aura Xilonen novel about a young man who crosses the Rio Grande after a harsh reality in Mexico to face a wild life in a New York City Latino barrio.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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The barrio walks are often hosted in popular neighborhood gathering places, like grocery stores and local businesses, said Alan Chavoya, an organizer with the alliance.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film follows a former special forces soldier who infiltrates a dangerous criminal enclave in northern Myanmar in search of his missing daughter.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In that war, Israel was accused of deliberate and systematic destruction of the enclave’s health infrastructure, with 22 hospitals put out of service and more than 1,700 medical workers killed, according to Palestinian health authorities in Gaza.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Croke has served in the Illinois House since 2021, representing a district covering parts of Chicago’s North and Near North sides.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The district includes the Far Northwest Side of Chicago near O'Hare Airport, and several western and northwestern suburbs, including parts of Carol Stream, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Elgin, and Geneva.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area The Kruununhaka district was once the ‘crown’s paddocks’, although as the city has grown, it’s been absorbed into the downtown area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli army has issued evacuation orders for many neighborhoods in Beirut as well as southern Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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That section of town received evacuation alerts hours after flames threatened the area, and much later than wealthier, whiter areas of the unincorporated town.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Markings on the tail section identified the aircraft as belonging to the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale, home to the Air Force Reserve Command unit.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Ghetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghetto. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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