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

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Boston

The South Korean firm has a majority stake in Boston Dynamics.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The LA Lakers have 17 NBA titles - 11 of which were won under the ownership of the Buss family - one less than the record tally held by the Boston Celtics.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He invited Joshua and a half-dozen other tech folks to a Boston bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mr. Beam, a former columnist at the Boston Globe, is working on a book about Rockefeller imposters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Boston Corbett was never punished for shooting Booth.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson