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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 subsequent war to oust Hamas from Gaza has taken a devastating toll on ordinary Gazans, with many thousands killed and whole neighborhoods razed to the ground.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
What once looked like a struggling neighborhood now resembles, at a glance, a middle-class one.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Recent citywide crime Citywide crime so far this year
Recent crime by neighborhood
Crime by neighborhood so far this year
Map: Violent crime during most recent five weeks
Baltimore Police geolocate offenses by the hundred block.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
The steering was responsive in my time in neighborhoods, shopping districts and along wide, smooth roads that curved between corporate campuses and public parks.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 2 June 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
What once looked like a struggling neighborhood now resembles, at a glance, a middle-class one.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Recent citywide crime Citywide crime so far this year
Recent crime by neighborhood
Crime by neighborhood so far this year
Map: Violent crime during most recent five weeks
Baltimore Police geolocate offenses by the hundred block.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
The steering was responsive in my time in neighborhoods, shopping districts and along wide, smooth roads that curved between corporate campuses and public parks.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
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Ars Video Your main explicit goal when exploring all this varied expanse is to look for large, blue P-Switches, each of which activates a short, timed challenge mission in the immediate vicinity.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Thankfully, there were no police cars in the vicinity as he was driven back to the course.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Most women operate on Meng's side of the strip; the majority of vendors are on Ocasio-Cortez's side, with their district border running through the center of the street.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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The sisters were found about 30 minutes northwest, in the Wenatchee River Ranger district, a remote, mountainous region of Washington that encompasses approximately 696,000 acres.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Location Located on the northwestern coast of Guanacaste, Punta Cacique is a secluded cliffside community offering easy access to two neighboring beach towns: Playa Hermosa and Playa del Coco.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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The Cubs rolled into town having won four out of five.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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For the analysis in Harrison Ranch, one home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms under about 1,600 square feet — and a caged pool in the backyard — was valued by county appraisers at $315,021 last year.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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While helpful instructions are included, assembly in the backyard is self-explanatory.—
Sandi Schwartz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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But Hilton, who ahead of the festival shared photos on Instagram of her and pals Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne boarding her plane for the flight to DC, opted to perform a (prerecorded) set of dance-y pop tunes instead.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Featuring kicky period tunes and fantastic production design, the film stars Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and others as parents of talented kids who gather for a science convention and are quarantined by the government when a UFO shows up.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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For instance, if an American company wanted to build a hotel in an area that could affect an Indigenous community, the U.S. could push for the deal to require Indigenous approval, or at least consultation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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But instead of rewarding only race results, the Impact League adds a new scoreboard—where points are earned for actions that cut carbon emissions, diversify leadership, and engage underserved communities.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The scale and speed of the federal response have revived comparisons to Trump’s 2020 handling of unrest, when over 300 federal cases were brought against demonstrators in cities such as Portland and Minneapolis, according to DOJ records.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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Footage has since emerged of large plumes of smoke rising from the heart of Israel's major city of Tel Aviv.—
Tom O'Connor
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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To get more businesses participating in the grant program, the village is sending targeted mailings to the property owners in Gurnee’s East Grand Corridor, according to Trujillo.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Israeli forces continue to occupy five hilltops in southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire agreement, and have been destroying entire villages in the country.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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