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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Viewers in the New York metro area will also get Yankees games most Wednesday nights.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Cotality continues to have transaction delays from the recording office in Wayne County, the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Chicago and New York both saw prices rise more than 5% to lead all metro markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The cores of big metro areas are losing steam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It took an hour to get there, and by now I was up near the Ocala National Forest, not really even the Orlando metro area anymore.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green