ghettos

variants also ghettoes
plural of ghetto

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghettos
Noun
  • Their estate had a tennis court — not that unusual for the wealthy enclaves of Long Island, but the Ozer court had stands so that people could watch Todd, a tennis phenom in his younger years, play the game.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • What separates RidgeRunner from previous religious or political enclaves is the scale of its ambition.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Geren’s, McQueeney’s and Collier’s state legislative districts all include part of the school district.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Financing districts are typically scheduled to end years after the development is competed.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their hoods are covered with special plugs where 2,200 corals grown at the Miami Native Coral Lab in Allapattah will be screwed in.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Some hoods have indicator lights to signal when filters need to be changed.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite Dayton being a hub for mid-century furniture, Molski said he's been to nearly every one of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The orchestra’s sections — strings, percussion, and so on — work together, and the output of any one section alone cannot produce a symphony.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Divide the tubers in spring by cutting tubers into sections with a body, neck, and at least one eye.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nix had just followed an anemic first three quarters with a remarkable finishing kick for the second time in three games.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Add the top slice, then cut the sandwiches into quarters before spreading on the extra cheese mixture.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Ghettos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghettos. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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