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midtown

noun

Definition of midtownnext
as in downtown

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Recent Examples of midtown The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a Sunday morning police shooting that occurred during a traffic stop in Kansas City’s midtown. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Perched 1,000 feet above midtown, the night continued at The Edge’s Marquee Skydeck, where Cloonee took the party to the literal next level with an extended solo set. — Danny Klein, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026 When the mall at the Oculus opened in 2016, Westfield positioned it as a luxury and fashion retail hub similar to neighborhoods such as Soho, the Meatpacking District, and midtown. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026 My friends are all moving into two apartments, one in midtown and one in Jersey City. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midtown
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downtown
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  • The Read House is smack in the middle of downtown Chattanooga.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Midtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midtown. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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