metro

adjective

Definition of metronext
as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of metro Early voting begins Saturday for the Georgia’s primary runoffs in some metro Atlanta counties. — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 5 June 2026 The metro Atlanta senator, who represents Senate District 44, made the announcement on a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 On June 2 almost 3 million protestors took to the streets in Istanbul alone, about the entire metro population of Denver. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Surely Chicago, with a metro population of 9 million, can support 14 daily frequencies to destinations of 400,000-plus less than 150 miles away — especially when trains to both destinations can use the same track for the first 114 miles. — F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metro
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  1. metropolitan
  2. cosmopolitan
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  • There has been growing interest in the sport, with over 40 courts in the greater metropolitan area.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For about a year, Austin Davis’ phone has been flooded with hundreds of pleas for help from across the Phoenix metropolitan area.
    — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of metropolitan
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  • From its airy midcentury modern design to the unbeatable views of Chicago’s skyline and Lake Michigan, Le Méridien Essex Chicago fits all the cosmopolitan chic of the Windy City’s downtown into 14 compact stories.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This is progressive calypso, complex, and cosmopolitan, as the tracks leap out of the speakers with the propulsion of a tropical hurricane.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cosmopolitan

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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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