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as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?
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as in backyard
an adjoining region or space
we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome
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Recent Examples of neighborhood
Several surrounding municipalities, including Evanston and Wilmette, have already reduced their speed limits to 25 mph in most residential neighborhoods.
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
That proposal had been praised by some neighborhood leaders who often oppose high-rise housing in or near single-family areas, but it was harshly criticized by leaders of the development and business community.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Instead, highways are largely empty, as a streets in neighborhoods that are usually crowded well into the evening, CNN said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Palm neighborhood among the sites sustaining damage.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
That proposal had been praised by some neighborhood leaders who often oppose high-rise housing in or near single-family areas, but it was harshly criticized by leaders of the development and business community.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Instead, highways are largely empty, as a streets in neighborhoods that are usually crowded well into the evening, CNN said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Palm neighborhood among the sites sustaining damage.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
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His first app is Nearby Glasses, a free and open source program for detecting smart glasses in your vicinity.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
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The mission will be the first time humans return to the vicinity of the moon since 1972.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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For now, iSales is a 50-person team mostly based in Shanghai’s Pudong district, where Pan said the startup gets free office space courtesy of the local government, along with subsidies to use Chinese AI models.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Gimble, a former Texas State Guard member and McLennan County district clerk who currently serves on the Texas Judicial Council, ran on a platform that emphasizes border security and Second Amendment rights, according to his campaign website.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the classic brown-and-yellow boot laces, a set of two-town brown Taslan shoelaces are included.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
28 Feb. 2026
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An opening for the Islamic State came one day in June, 2013, nearly a year after Manbij’s liberation, when the body of a young man was discovered by a shepherd outside town.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The home in the 4000 block of Torrance Boulevard is drawing a large police response, as aerial footage shows armed officers in the backyard with SWAT vehicles in the driveway and on the street.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Outdoor spaces for year-round living Patios and backyards are no longer seasonal features, even in D-FW.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The tune is a deeply emotional, autobiographical jazz ballad about guidance, resilience, and the wisdom passed down through generations, especially from mothers and grandmothers.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Plus new tunes from Gorillaz, Raye, Moliy, Chase B, Courtney Barnett, and Joey Valence & Brae.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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While the current crackdown playing out in communities across the country is unprecedented, concerns about officer training and readiness have been building for years.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, local governments have a duty to work with communities to insist that public school systems keep AI away from classrooms for younger students.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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It's consistently ranked one of the fastest growing cities in the country and crane—industrial, that is—might as well be the unofficial city bird.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2026
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This city, already exhausted by conflict, has been hit hard in recent days, with multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting the suburbs of southern Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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American woman Amelia Butler bought a bargain home in the village of Latronico, in Italy’s Basilicata region, sight unseen.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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During the war, Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic ordered the ethnic cleansing of the majority Albanians in Kosovo, burning villages and forcing some 700,000 Kosovo Albanians to seek refuge in neighboring Albania, which touched off NATO intervention.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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