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Recent Examples of borough
Located in the Cuauhtémoc borough, only one block from Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, Volga is a sophisticated boutique property and a destination for the city’s cool kids.
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Angelo is an outer borough hustler eager to find his place in the cutthroat world of Manhattan real estate development.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks speaks to the media after being drafted first overall during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
His campaign slogans of rent freezes, free buses, and universal child care resonated with working families across the five boroughs and especially with historically elusive voters under 40.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Angelo is an outer borough hustler eager to find his place in the cutthroat world of Manhattan real estate development.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks speaks to the media after being drafted first overall during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
His campaign slogans of rent freezes, free buses, and universal child care resonated with working families across the five boroughs and especially with historically elusive voters under 40.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Parents are stepping up to push schools and cities to adapt to increasing temperatures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Eight of our readers’ 10 favorite South Carolina resorts can be found along the coast; three winners are located on Hilton Head Island (with another just off the island in Bluffton), and four are located in the communities surrounding the reader-favorite city, Charleston.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Other teams have reached out to their municipalities for the first time in decades in an effort to take this moment to improve their facilities and offerings.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over recent immigration raids that prompted several days of protests and the federalization of the National Guard.—
Kelly McCleary,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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On top of a reputation for corruption, the burg was also scarred by redlining and persistent racial tensions.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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However, don’t necessarily count out those living on the West Coast as being necessarily more-mellow in this regard, with California placing no fewer than three major cities among the 10 burgs having the most crash-prone motorists.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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