met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Severino is accustomed to the limelight after spending his entire career in New York — 2015-23 with the Yankees, last year with the Mets — but didn’t anticipate much of an adjustment going from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple to the fifth-most populous metro area in California.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Areas to the west and southwest of the Kansas City metro area are at the greatest risk for a strong tornado.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Severino is accustomed to the limelight after spending his entire career in New York — 2015-23 with the Yankees, last year with the Mets — but didn’t anticipate much of an adjustment going from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple to the fifth-most populous metro area in California.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
For example, in 2020 Democrats saw a net gain in the metro Milwaukee suburbs of about 25,000 votes compared to 2016, enough by itself to cost Trump the state.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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