Thesaurus results for NEIGHBORHOODS

neighborhoods

noun

plural of neighborhood

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 communities

the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

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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 tour would show officials where and how the project would affect nearby neighborhoods. —

Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026 That first week, activists canvassed businesses in Latino neighborhoods, offering bilingual printouts reading everyone is welcome here, except ice. —

Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Even as Haitian security forces make some progress in clearing roads and deploying armored vehicles into previously inaccessible neighborhoods, Haitians living under gang control continue to be subjected to harsh punishment and enforcement tactics, a new United Nations human-rights report details. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 In Tehran, a massive blast was heard in northern neighborhoods and another in the city center. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 Similar grassroots efforts are preventing evictions in neighborhoods throughout the cities and their suburbs, but organizers say that the need is exceeding the money on hand by a large margin. —

Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Cars kept coming, people were picking up supplies for themselves, for their neighbors, and for entire neighborhoods that did not have access to vehicles or were overwhelmed with the cleanup. —

Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026 Zoox will quadruple its service area in San Francisco starting this spring, expanding rides to the eastern half of the city, including the Marina District, North Beach, Chinatown and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. —

Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 The project will relocate entrance and exit ramps to help alleviate congestion from surrounding neighborhoods. —

Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026

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In Georgia, the protests come just days after ICE officers were deployed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and cities like Oakwood and Social Circle clash with the federal government over ICE detention facilities being built in their districts.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The catalogue of eight plans is part of Boise’s housing agenda, which already allows ADUs — smaller, secondary homes attached or adjacent to a primary residence that are often called in-law or mother-in-law units — in nearly all zoning districts.

— Mark Dee March 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026