neighborhood

1
as in vicinity
an approximate amount, extent, or degree a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars

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2
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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3
as in town
the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

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4
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 Residents of this new neighborhood would enjoy access to abundant public transit, a variety of retail storefronts and acres of parkland. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025 Sanaa was attacked in really high-density residential neighborhoods, which hadn't happened that way in a long time, actually. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025 Our success has driven traffic to the neighborhood and increased the business of the local restaurants and stores. Shivani Vora, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Officers picked up a child answering to Dylan in the Lykins neighborhood of east Kansas City around 6 p.m., near the intersection of Independence and Drury avenues, according to a KCPD spokesperson. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neighborhood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
Noun
  • Ship-tracking data analyzed by the Associated Press put one of the vessels believed to be carrying the chemical in the vicinity in March, as Ambrey said.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But then the team started finding more of these caterpillars, all covered in the body parts of other insects and shed spider skins, and all in the vicinity of spider webs.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Park district lands grant for garden lot permeable pavers Naperville Park District will use a $785,308 grant to install a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Massapequa school district sued the state, but a federal judge ruled against the district.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Howard's Shiner This humble gas station is located on the outskirts of Shiner, Texas, a town known for its namesake Shiner Bock beer crafted by Spoetzl Brewery (true beer enthusiasts will enjoy a brewery tour).
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
  • Premiering in 2008, Twilight follows a teen girl who moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest and falls in love with a vampire.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Police soon began receiving 911 calls from neighbors who spotted the suspects trying to hide in backyards.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The producer takes me through the cozy kitchen of his sprawling home, then across the verdant backyard, to a guest house that’s been converted into an office space.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Timberlake and Santino join in behind, stepping from left to right, following the tune's beat and Kelce up front.
    Viola Flowers, NBC news, 1 May 2025
  • The tune was shortlisted for an Oscar for best original song, but wasn’t nominated.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • The couple, beloved in their community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, were found dead in their home Feb. 26.
    Caren Bohan, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • But being involved in the community also has informed changes.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
  • What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Four people were killed after a vehicle crashed into an after-school camp in a small Illinois village on Monday, according to local officials.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For months, the drama happening elsewhere in the country had imposed itself on set: First the rapid-fire disintegration of the ruling regime in December; then, in March, a spate of sectarian massacres in villages just a few dozen miles away from Kasheesh.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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