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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
Local residents have voiced concern over the massive build-out, citing excessive noise pollution and electricity bills that have gone up more than 250% in neighborhoods close to data centers, according to Bloomberg.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
There are six species of birds that flock to neighborhoods and try to roost, said Rachel Richter, an urban wildlife biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
In Ann Arbor, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down last week, causing significant damage in neighborhoods as well as to the Veterans Memorial Park and the University of Michigan's Yost Ice Arena.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Community reinvestment programs are supporting important work in neighborhoods that were hit hardest by the war on drugs.
—Sonya M. Harper, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Canada rounds out the top five with national parks, waterfronts, Niagara Falls and trendy urban neighborhoods in Toronto.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
At the same time, decades of punitive drug policies and mass incarceration have destabilized families and neighborhoods across the country.
—Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Remember, HOAs are neighborhoods, not public agencies, and the board members are not politicians but unpaid neighborhood volunteers.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The open-air drug use, dealing and related crime that has long plagued Mass and Cass and surrounding neighborhoods has worsened in the past several summers, officials have said, leading to a shift in the city’s response to the problem.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
There are six species of birds that flock to neighborhoods and try to roost, said Rachel Richter, an urban wildlife biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
In Ann Arbor, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down last week, causing significant damage in neighborhoods as well as to the Veterans Memorial Park and the University of Michigan's Yost Ice Arena.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Community reinvestment programs are supporting important work in neighborhoods that were hit hardest by the war on drugs.
—Sonya M. Harper, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Canada rounds out the top five with national parks, waterfronts, Niagara Falls and trendy urban neighborhoods in Toronto.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
At the same time, decades of punitive drug policies and mass incarceration have destabilized families and neighborhoods across the country.
—Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Remember, HOAs are neighborhoods, not public agencies, and the board members are not politicians but unpaid neighborhood volunteers.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The open-air drug use, dealing and related crime that has long plagued Mass and Cass and surrounding neighborhoods has worsened in the past several summers, officials have said, leading to a shift in the city’s response to the problem.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhoods
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The Los Angeles and Long Beach unified school districts, the county’s two largest districts, do not use LACOE’s portal for electronic tax documents and their employees were not affected, according to those districts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The current Utah boundary map, ordered by a district court, turned four Republican-leaning congressional districts into three GOP-leaning districts and one Democratic-majority district in the Salt Lake City area.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Spring rains and winter snowmelt have swelled rivers and lakes, forcing torrents of water through Cheboygan County communities on its way to Lake Huron.—
Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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From coastal towns to charming inland cities and mountain communities, the Southeast draws retirees with a lower cost of living, access to quality healthcare, a warm climate, and an excellent quality of life.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the nuclear power plant in Ukraine sent radiation across Europe and forced the evacuation of entire towns, displacing tens of thousands.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Bartolo was born and raised in the Arkansas River Valley, where water rights sell-offs to Front Range cities in the 1970s decimated farm fields and towns.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Over the past few months, Amazon has been rapidly deploying its Prime delivery drones to cities across the US, from Arizona to Florida.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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That is why the federal government and World Cup host cities are investing hundreds of millions in drone defenses ahead of those games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Debel is one of 55 Lebanese towns and villages inside a swath of southern Lebanon currently occupied by Israeli forces.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The preserve, jointly owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the villages of Park Forest and University Park, is looking for money to rebuild the bridge for at least one more decade of use and allow time for a more permanent solution.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Neighborhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhoods. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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