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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
The urgency hit home when Allen learned Exxon planned to store carbon gases underground near residential neighborhoods in Texas.
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Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Post intact materials for free pick up in your neighborhood’s buy-sell-trade group or inquire about donating them to a charity such as Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
There have been no reports of injuries following the collapse in the Bronx borough’s Mott Haven neighborhood.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
My focus is safe, affordable neighborhoods with resilient infrastructure.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Post intact materials for free pick up in your neighborhood’s buy-sell-trade group or inquire about donating them to a charity such as Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
There have been no reports of injuries following the collapse in the Bronx borough’s Mott Haven neighborhood.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
My focus is safe, affordable neighborhoods with resilient infrastructure.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
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This debris could increase micrometeoroid flux in Earth’s vicinity by up to 1,000 times the background levels, according to researchers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The first group of American astronauts to travel within the vicinity of the moon in more than half a century could be embarking on their historic journey much earlier than expected.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Soviet-era apartment blocks line leafy boulevards and glass towers cluster in the financial district.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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This column recently discussed a pending Supreme Court case that could strike down the Voting Rights Act’s remedy of creating majority-minority districts and result in the creation of even more Republican House seats.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Longer-range drones are also routinely used to strike towns and cities close to the front.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Several businesses were damaged, roads were left with deep cracks, and an old Roman Catholic church in nearby Daanbantayan town was also damaged, Cañete said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Two of American music's living legends met for the first time in a Milwaukee backyard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Four backyards in Rancho Palos Verdes were damaged Saturday evening by significant soil movement from the sinking land, but there was no structural damage to homes and no injuries were reported, according to a news update on the city’s website.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, Vučić changed his tune on Kosovo.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the sprawling El Parián market, mariachis roam between tables blaring familiar folkloric tunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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With support from the ADG Community Journalism Project, LEARNS reporter Josh Snyder covers the impact of the law on the K-12 education system across the state, and its effect on teachers, students, parents and communities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Open to the public, this year's home tour will highlight five new and remodeled homes in the Prospect and Louisville Metro communities.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The impact spread quickly to neighboring communities, including the small city that shares a name with the township.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tkachenko reported damage in at least five city districts.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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His films tend to have a David-versus-Goliath quality in their characters and their narratives, particularly his 2019 breakout Bacurau, a genre experiment that imagined what would happen if bloodthirsty outsiders attacked a small rural village.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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