Thesaurus results for NEIGHBORHOODS

neighborhoods

noun

plural of neighborhood

as in districts

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 communities

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

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as in vicinities

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 neighborhoods Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 The airport’s parking lot was full, and people were parking across Freeport Boulevard in nearby neighborhoods. — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Outrage in Israel Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 That finding drove the health department’s response, which included working with community partners to surge thousands of free vaccines into neighborhoods across Chicago. — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 Authorities had confined the capital’s march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping protesters away from central neighborhoods hit by last weekend’s destruction. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026 Certain streets and neighborhoods may be affected by demonstrations, police operations, or temporary closures, but the disruption is not necessarily city-wide. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026 The diffusion of power makes a more regionalized world inevitable, and to maintain order in that world, the United States will need to work with China, Russia, and other countries that hold sway in their neighborhoods. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

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That’s thanks to two Democratic incumbents running more strongly than expected in more conservative districts, but also to candidates like Garcia, who’s running neck-and-neck against his GOP rival.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But Republicans are incumbents in more of the competitive districts where the share of families priced out of basics edged up.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of districts

Noun

Their demands would likely include a government decision and a plan to combat crime in Arab communities, as well as a new socioeconomic development plan for the Arab sector involving budget allocations.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Bowles said the messages generated approximately 60 incident reports, numerous emails and expressions of alarm from student organizations representing Black, Jewish and other minority communities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of communities

Noun

At the same time, citizens said Connecticut should repeal cities and towns’ ability to tax motor vehicles.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Ceballos said the group is ready to deploy engagement stations in more locations in those towns, including salons, ice cream parlors, churches or other places where families spend time.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

The operation took place in cities across the West Bank just days before Israelis vote on whether to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in power.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Tear gas has been used by police in at least four French cities today, including Lyon, Lille, Marseille and Bordeaux.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cities

Noun

The Organization and Guidance Department, the party’s most powerful agency, oversees appointments, inspections, and discipline everywhere—in Pyongyang as well as rural villages.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
More than half of the state’s roughly 1,300 cities and villages chose to reinstate it, according to Department of Revenue data.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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