Thesaurus results for NEIGHBORHOOD

neighborhood

noun

ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d

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as in vicinity

an approximate amount, extent, or degree a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars

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Relevance

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 town

the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

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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 Last year, more than 100 egrets formed a rookery in the Shady Oaks neighborhood in northwest Burleson. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025 The couple, who've been married since 2008 and resided in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, tragically lost their home and all of their belongings on Jan. 8 in the ongoing wildfire. —

Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 Advertisement California California’s fire, rain and mudslide cycle: How to prepare and stay safe Jan. 27, 2021 Bass’ executive order directs city crews to clear and remove vegetation, reinforce hillsides, reinforce roads and clear debris from neighborhoods and burn areas. —

Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 It was posted long enough for screenshots to speed through neighbors’ text message chains and for the text to be copied onto neighborhood Ring camera chat groups and the Watch Duty app. —

Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for neighborhood

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Noun

That is first signaled by a small plane crashing in the forested vicinity, its passengers looking very much like professional assassins who’ve just been professionally assassinated.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Key Background There are three major fires still burning in the vicinity of Los Angeles, including the Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 23,000 acres, and the Eaton Fire, which has burned more than 14,000.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025