Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghetto
Noun
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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026 -
Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Stiffy grew up admiring the punk band Flema, playing in a folk orchestra in the hood in Morón and busking on the guitar in Plaza Francia, a public square near the water in the barrio of Recoleta.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
18 Feb. 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
Noun
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Continue reading … PEWS AND POLITICS — Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The Southern California metropolis lays claim to some of the world’s best year-round farmers markets, and its enclaves of immigrant cuisines—Koreatown, Thai Town, and the San Gabriel Valley for Chinese—are unmatched.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The state’s budgeting rules don’t allow the district to include unconfirmed future revenues.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Mohammed Fahess, a supermarket owner in the Jibchit district of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, told Reuters his business had been hit for a second time after suffering damage in the 2024-2025 bout of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Pasjoli is his more casual French neighborhood bistro.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Chattanooga has come a long way since the neighborhood games McClure remembers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Nearby streets including sections of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Aragon Avenue, and adjacent side streets close earlier in the day to accommodate staging areas for the participants and open after the two-hour parade wraps.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
11 Dec. 2025
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Scroll down to the Extension ID section.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Ghetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghetto. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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