as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Recent Examples of burg
Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The mountains surrounding town keep it relatively isolated, as do the serpentine roads between it and larger burgs.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
On Friday, league commissioner Jessica Berman named our burg one of three finalists for an expansion, a club that would start play in the league — along with Boston’s expansion BOS Nation FC — in 2026.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The mountains surrounding town keep it relatively isolated, as do the serpentine roads between it and larger burgs.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
On Friday, league commissioner Jessica Berman named our burg one of three finalists for an expansion, a club that would start play in the league — along with Boston’s expansion BOS Nation FC — in 2026.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
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Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The fees will generate about $3.2 million in revenue, per city estimates.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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At least 11 people have been hospitalized after a shooting near a boat dock in a South Carolina beach town on Memorial Day weekend.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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In an interview with Variety published on Friday, May 23, show creator Molly Smith Metzler explains that the characters' clothing was inspired by her time spent in coastal New England towns, specifically Nantucket.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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This not only marks the return of rookie cops Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), but also introduces reptiles for the first time to their mammal metropolis.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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The season 1 finale teased New Vegas, with MacLachlan's battered and bloody Hank approaching the one-time metropolis in the episode's final moments.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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