ghettos

variants also ghettoes
plural of ghetto

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghettos
Noun
  • The cliffside city remains one of California’s wealthiest enclaves.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Moss, the son of renowned architect Eric Owen Moss, grew up in the wealthy Southern California enclaves of Pacific Palisades.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Barr’s unconventional campaign, meant to make an argument against gerrymandering producing deeply partisan districts, made national headlines.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Finding solutions Glowiak Hilton’s office estimates about 90 public school districts in Illinois have mascots that portray Native Americans.
    Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The researchers also wore hoods and gloves when possible during field ops.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And now Orange Mound is one of the most violent hoods in Memphis, Tennessee.
    Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Best cities and neighborhoods in Greater Cincinnati, NKY Over-the-Rhine.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But optimism will only resonate if paired with empathy for those who worry that New York’s identity—from its Jewish neighborhoods to its entrepreneurial core—might be changing too fast or without them.
    Sally Susman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In the years since the acquisition, sections of that property were sold off, including a plot with a large log house Tobolowsky built for the family.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Feature Film of a Director, ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal and special sections such as Macabre Dreams, Docu-Montage, Experimental Films, UNICEF and Restored Classics.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Defense was the saving grace for both teams through the first two quarters, with the Tar Heels sacking Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown six times while holding the Cardinal to just 100 yards.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • He was limited to just 70 passing yards and an interception in the final two quarters.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
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