Definitions

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

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Chicago

Connor Wray, the CFO, was passing through Chicago in a shirt that resembled the brand’s colorful wrappers when he was stopped by a TSA agent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Debbie Carlson, a former commodities writer for Dow Jones Newswires, is a financial journalist based in Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Zeta-Jones is known for an array of previous roles including Morticia Addams in Netflix's Wednesday, and an Oscar-winning supporting role in Chicago.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then, she headed to 1st Street for a look at the clash of justice and celebrity at the ongoing murder-for-hire trial of Chicago rapper Durk Banks — better known as Lil Durk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Back in Chicago, I spent summer afternoons shopping for new school clothes or sipping iced mochas with Skye and Madi at my favorite café.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller