Detroit

[dih-troit] / dɪˈtrɔɪt /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Motown

WEAK

Arsenal of Democracy Automobile City Big D City of Straits Fordtown Motor Capital of the World Motor City Rock City Sport City USA

Example Sentences

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Also inducted on Thursday were Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, the band behind hits such as "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Detroit Rock City."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She was shaken up by the incident, according to Isaacson, didn’t get the job at IBM and later worked for carmaker Chrysler in Detroit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Windsor sits across the Detroit River from the U.S., and the city relies on automotive manufacturing and U.S. trade for its economic livelihood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A former PulteGroup board member told the Detroit Free Press in 2021 that many board members “didn’t think his experience was extensive enough” when his grandfather installed Pulte on the board.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

They overwhelmed the forts at present-day Detroit and Dearborn and drove thousands of squatters from settlements all over Illinois and Indiana territories.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz