as in midtown
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keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment
the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought
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Recent Examples of downtown
Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The National Water Prediction Service, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has forecast that the water levels at McAlpine Upper, a gauging station near downtown Louisville, will peak at almost 37 feet around mid-afternoon.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
The system’s downtown orientation simply does not work for 93 percent of non-downtown workers.
—Randal O'Toole, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
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Noun
There’s the Surrey uptown and downtown’s Hotel Barrière Fouquet’s.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The National Water Prediction Service, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has forecast that the water levels at McAlpine Upper, a gauging station near downtown Louisville, will peak at almost 37 feet around mid-afternoon.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
And once downtown, local hotels do their part to secretly move Hollywood stars around the city.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
The system’s downtown orientation simply does not work for 93 percent of non-downtown workers.
—Randal O'Toole, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtown
Noun
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The owner of Cliff’s Taphouse in midtown said in 2022 the bar would be opening a location in the space.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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In response to rising community concerns about parking in midtown, Another Planet Entertainment — the promoter behind Sacramento’s soon-to-open Channel 24 music venue — announced a new parking partnership with the city of Sacramento aimed at easing event-day congestion.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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It was seen as the hipper, edgier alternative to entrenched establishment clubs like Annabel’s and White’s.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2024
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These looks feel decidedly cooler and hipper than your standard suit, which can often read too buttoned-up or formal for a more casual outing.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
Noun
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The suburbs have gotten more Democratic, while rural areas and some pockets of deep inner cities have moved toward Republicans.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2024
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The lack of Black male teachers is a big missing piece to the puzzle of improving the inner city educational system.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During Trump's presidential campaign, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information stolen from the now President-elect's campaign to people affiliated with President 's campaign over the summer, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the .—
Monica Sager,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Billy Ray adopted Trace in 1993 after marrying his now ex-wife Tish Cyrus.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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See why 2025 Could Be Intel Stock’s Comeback Year for an in depth look at how Intel stock could be re-rated higher.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.—
Paul Lipman,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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His own childhood in a one-parent household in Sydney’s industrial inner-city suburb of Camperdown was far from idyllic.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Giuffre is now set to face Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 9 after allegedly breaching a family violence restraining order in the northern Perth suburb of Ocean Reef on Feb. 2, PEOPLE can confirm.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The exterior layout is stylish and functional that features a massive sundec and a killer beach club that allows guests easy access to the water.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Golf push carts are a stylish and convenient way to tote your clubs around the course with a wide array of features and storage.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Downtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtown. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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