midtown

noun

Definition of midtownnext
as in downtown

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Recent Examples of midtown There is an appreciation for what their basketball-playing counterparts are doing in midtown, and an undeniable adrenaline boost that comes with it. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 Families, friends and community members lined the street to watch the local organizations, businesses, public figures and performers strut through midtown, then the party continued at Theis Park throughout the afternoon. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026 While South Beach will always remain a hot spot, the billion-dollar renovation of the Fontainebleau hotel in 2008 drew visitors to the less-frenetic charms of Miami Beach's midtown. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 New York’s Twelfth District, which spans the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, midtown, and Chelsea, is one of the richest, smallest, and most solidly Democratic districts in the country. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for midtown
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downtown
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  • Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • After the massive celebrations that had taken place in parts of downtown Los Angeles and Orange County following El Tri's recent wins, police were already stationed by the time the game ended.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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