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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The storm was expected to stretch from Philadelphia to Boston, dumping a foot or more of snow from Sunday into Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year, Liu won the world title on home ice in Boston, and she took the Grand Prix Final championship in December, right before the one competition every four years when most Americans pay attention.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, Phoenix, Boston, and Charlotte, N.C., saw the greatest increase from one year prior.

From Barron's

World Cup host cities since the schedule was announced — with Kansas City, Mo., and Boston seeing the biggest increases at 500% and 450%, respectively.

From MarketWatch

According to Boston and his team, this has been one key tailwind working in favor of international stocks.

From MarketWatch