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Recent Examples of metro
Next week kicks off with some heat to send metro Detroiters diving straight into the nearest lake or pool.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metro
Adjective
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The strategic value of data centers, together with warehousing facilities, has increased in locations close to inland metropolitan areas.—
Jeffrey Bartel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Active listings in the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area totaled 12,525, up from 9,902 a year earlier.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The cosmopolitan nature of the club has been clear.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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To highlight indie scenes and neighborhood venues amid Music City's vastly evolving growth toward becoming a cosmopolitan mainstream culture hub driven by the country and Americana's mainstream boom.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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