Chicago

[shi-kah-goh, -kaw-] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Chi

WEAK

Chi-town City by the Lake City of the Lakes and Prairies Fort Dearborn Second City the Loop the Windy City

Example Sentences

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With paintings, sculpture and more, the Art Institute of Chicago offers a wide-ranging, often spectacular look at the evolution of Korean aesthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I picked up the orange whistle last fall while visiting Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Chicago activists got the idea for whistles after speaking to Angelenos who told them how they communicated when cellphone service went down around the Metropolitan Detention Center that first weekend of raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

So what did the Chicago Pope actually say, what was he doing with his encyclical, and what’s an encyclical anyway?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s funny that Emma thinks Chicago looks like a fairytale when that’s what I thought of her neighborhood.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller