as in metropolitan
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Recent Examples of metro
Next week kicks off with some heat to send metro Detroiters diving straight into the nearest lake or pool.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metro
Adjective
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Over the past decade, the cost of dining out or eating in has risen by more than 56% in the New York City metropolitan area — approximately 10% higher than the national average — according to a report on the cost of living in the city released Thursday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Two of the jackpot tickets from Tuesday’s Florida Lottery big money draw games — Jackpot Triple Play, Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Mega Millions — came from the South Florida metropolitan area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant's high-end interiors are infused with the cosmopolitan spirit of London and the rustic energy of Greece, with a mezzanine level adding airy drama and oversized Grecian-style urns and pots throughout.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Whereas Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt were boyhood United fans who grew up loathing their rivals — and, in Gary Neville’s case, made no attempt to hide it — Liverpool’s squad in 2025 reflects the less tribal, more cosmopolitan outlook of the modern Premier League.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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