inner city

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Recent Examples of inner city 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 In the summer, visitors can choose from an ice-cold mountain water dip or a slow drift on their backs down the large stream with stunning views of the historical inner city. Lea Dlugosch, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025 Many scouts were on hand at the Double Duty Classic, an annual event designed to promote baseball in inner cities and honor the history of Negro League baseball. Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for inner city
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inner city
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Having shaped the skyline of downtown Dubai, Emaar Properties is looking abroad for growth, and future targets may be in the world’s two largest economies, according to Founder and Chairman Mohamed Alabbar.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The project plays a key role in SomeraRoad’s transformation of Paseo South Gulch—a five-acre pocket of downtown that blends historic architecture with a new wave of design, dining, and wellness destinations, including an Equinox gym, the Catbird Seat, Maiz de la Vida, and Carter Vintage Guitars.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20city. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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