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as in district
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 backyard
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 neighborhood
Dozens of blocks in the seaside neighborhood were flattened to smoldering rubble.
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John Seewer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s usually the goal for owners of mid-price restaurants, who prefer running an always-busy neighborhood hangout than a special-occasion-only spot.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
With accessibility top of mind for many luxury players, Louis Vuitton went to town with its Louis Vuitton x Murakami collection and staged a neighborhood takeover on Shanghai’s Julu Road.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
No Access by Ian Wood In St Leonards-on-Sea, England, residents were leaving food scraps outside for the neighborhood foxes.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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John Seewer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s usually the goal for owners of mid-price restaurants, who prefer running an always-busy neighborhood hangout than a special-occasion-only spot.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
With accessibility top of mind for many luxury players, Louis Vuitton went to town with its Louis Vuitton x Murakami collection and staged a neighborhood takeover on Shanghai’s Julu Road.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
No Access by Ian Wood In St Leonards-on-Sea, England, residents were leaving food scraps outside for the neighborhood foxes.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
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Key Background There are five major fires burning in the vicinity of Los Angeles, including the Palisades Fire, which has burned nearly 20,000 acres, and the Eaton Fire, which has burned almost 14,000.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires: Death Toll Rises To 5; Biden Declares Major Disaster; 1.5M Without Power – Update The statement comes shortly after Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a new brush fire that broke out in the Runyon Canyon vicinity of Hollywood Hills, having since spread to more than 50 acres.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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Final touches Tim Witkowski, Aramark’s district manager for the Kansas City region, said the last 24 hours before the game is spent putting the final touches around Arrowhead.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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One photograph, from the Myeongdong shopping district, is nearly all wall, a plane of battered brick and concrete.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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This season, Juan moves from Colombia to join his fiancée Jessica, their baby son and soon-to-be stepsons in a sleepy town in Wyoming.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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What fictional town does Pretty Little Liars take place in?—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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Risk of infection is highest among people in the dairy and poultry industries who make direct contact with infected animals, or among people, such as the Louisiana man, who keep backyard flocks that could get sick from contact with infected animals in the wild.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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The man had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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The new version of the song, a more modern take to the original mariachi tune, was produced by Eden Muñoz and released by Alejandro Fernández Oct. 25 on Universal Music Latino/UMLE.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2025
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Diners returned weekly for the food and music, listening to tunes ranging from blues to rock’n’roll, rockabilly and Americana.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Now, instead of books, Octavia’s Bookshelf — which miraculously survived the fire — is filled with free goods to help her native community.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Grammys will not only honor the artistry and achievements of our music community but also serve as a platform to amplify the spirit of resilience that defines this great city of Los Angeles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Also, wolf scat has been found containing plastic and other material that could only have come from garbage cans and city dumps.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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In August, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 2018 Martin v. Boise ruling, allowing cities to cite and move homeless people off public land without first offering a shelter bed.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Jan. 2025
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Modeled after Mediterranean villages in France and Spain, the area was revitalized in 2017 as a pedestrian-only street.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2025
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It's eliminated essentially by neighbors talking to neighbors about how to collect water in the poorest and most marginalized villages in the world.—
Rachel Dobkin,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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