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as in districts
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 vicinities
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 neighborhoods
The organization is also enhancing trans men's visibility through outreach in Atlanta neighborhoods.
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Monique John, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Rising sea level and advancing coastal erosion have left entire neighborhoods standing in the surf in communities like Buxton and Rodanthe.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent events have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Night Out in the Parks brings music, culture and performances into neighborhoods across the city, activating public spaces and bringing people together.
—Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Some neighborhoods like Clairemont have a senior center, whereas PB does not.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
During the summer of 2024, our team conducted a community survey in neighborhoods across Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
—Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Young identified blight as a major issue plaguing Independence neighborhoods, as well as the city’s growing population of unhoused residents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Project Safe Neighborhoods already operates in another part of the city encompassing east Fort Worth neighborhoods such as the Stop Six and Poly areas.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Monique John, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Rising sea level and advancing coastal erosion have left entire neighborhoods standing in the surf in communities like Buxton and Rodanthe.
—Mark Price
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent events have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Night Out in the Parks brings music, culture and performances into neighborhoods across the city, activating public spaces and bringing people together.
—Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Some neighborhoods like Clairemont have a senior center, whereas PB does not.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
During the summer of 2024, our team conducted a community survey in neighborhoods across Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
—Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Young identified blight as a major issue plaguing Independence neighborhoods, as well as the city’s growing population of unhoused residents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Project Safe Neighborhoods already operates in another part of the city encompassing east Fort Worth neighborhoods such as the Stop Six and Poly areas.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhoods
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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School budgets But what a cap on property tax increases could mean for area schools and other taxing districts that rely more heavily on property taxes is less clear.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state’s resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Interfaith Advisory Commission would help to coordinate religious services, address the needs of at-risk communities, and provide a platform for education and awareness on integrating different traditions.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Columbia — which houses the University of Missouri and, as is often the case with college towns, leans blue — the backlash started to hit home in 2020, Ross remembered.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Rand McNally Road Atlas and Vacation Guide -- The Essential Atlas-Guide to America’s Vacation Destinations -- lists in its index thousands of towns, villages and cities in the Western Hemisphere.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, expatriate Hungarians in cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and London—a smaller contingent, deemed unreliable by virtue of their exposure to cosmopolitan societies—must queue up at diplomatic missions.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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As in those cities, drone deliveries in Atlanta will be completed using Wing’s drones.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Yet that neutrality has not spared Kfar Chouba and neighboring villages from attack.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Workers will travel to nearly 640,000 villages and 10,000 towns, according to a government statement.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Neighborhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhoods. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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