met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Across the metro, restaurants are infusing their menus with Gulf Coast heat, festive color and the kind of soulful cooking that turns an ordinary meal into a party.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
With freezing temperatures sticking around and snow falling in parts of Georgia, a metro Atlanta doctor is warning about the dangers the cold can bring.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
During that meeting, committee members voted to allocate between $130 million and $150 million in infrastructure funding that was already set aside for 2028 projects in the metro, likely including Wyandotte, to roadway repairs in some of the state’s rural districts.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Across the metro, restaurants are infusing their menus with Gulf Coast heat, festive color and the kind of soulful cooking that turns an ordinary meal into a party.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
On June 2 almost 3 million protestors took to the streets in Istanbul alone, about the entire metro population of Denver.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
With freezing temperatures sticking around and snow falling in parts of Georgia, a metro Atlanta doctor is warning about the dangers the cold can bring.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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