metro

Definition of metronext

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metro
Adjective
  • Rich McCormick Rich McCormick, an emergency physician and a former military doctor, won reelection in Georgia’s seventh district, which includes the northern parts of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As food tourism continues to boom, expect even more meteoric restaurants to shine from beyond bustling metropolitan areas.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Originally purchased in 1963, Betsy says her aunt owned many valuable pieces of art throughout the 1970s, never married, had no children, and lived a successful, cosmopolitan life as a career woman.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Kramer also underscored that Oscars nominations have already begun to reflect the increasingly cosmopolitan tastes of the member base.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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