as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Recent Examples of burg
New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Today, though, the burg is booming with shops, restaurants and entertainment, and now this city on the make has an airport, and some big-name visitors, to complement its reputation as a prime destination.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burg
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The legislation would provide greater flexibility for governments in allocating funding under the program, which was created in 1990 as part of a broader shift in housing policy toward greater responsibility for states and cities.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The small town offers a slow and peaceful life for a fraction of the cost of most Arizona cities.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The department saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fact that the Spanish designer was actually from a town in the Basque Country on the opposite coast is likely part of the joke.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The 31-year-old Latin trap sensation, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and was born in the Puerto Rican metropolis of Bayamón, packed his halftime performance with tributes to Latin American culture and community.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Southern metropolises like Charleston, Nashville, and New Orleans also made the cut.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burg. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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