Boston

[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn] / ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən /

NOUN

capital of massachusetts

Synonyms

STRONG

Beantown

WEAK

Athens of America Cradle of Modern America Hub of the Universe Puritan City the City of Kind Hearts the Cradle of Liberty the Hub the Walking City

Example Sentences

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Boston Dynamics, an engineering firm in the US, already uses it.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Coming in 2029: a new two-story Centurion lounge at Boston Logan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Weeks later, he became a free agent, signing a one-year, $21.05-million contract with the Boston Red Sox.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Boston Scientific stock tumbled 9% after the company posted mixed data for its Watchman heart implant.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

After dark, as the Post presses pumped out a second day of Pentagon Papers stories, Ben Bagdikian carried one of the boxes he’d brought back from Boston to his car.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin