met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
Video shows that an elementary school in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Georgians — and especially metro Atlantans — are having a hard time paying for everyday expenses compared to people elsewhere, according to the latest census data.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Harris won the metro and the Arrowhead and Clay and Olmsted counties.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
Video shows that an elementary school in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Georgians — and especially metro Atlantans — are having a hard time paying for everyday expenses compared to people elsewhere, according to the latest census data.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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