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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After that, Stellantis hosts an investor day on May 21 near Detroit.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

This matters because if the book was too technical or relied on assumptions that the reader already had extensive knowledge of jazz, New York City, or the 1967 Detroit Rebellion, they would likely stop reading.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Last March, an American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Detroit due to an unruly passenger.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

This particular swing had taken me from Detroit to Kalamazoo and eventually on to Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

And I’ll be blamed if he don’t toss that old pistol right in the Detroit River!

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis