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

Federal prosecutors in Boston charged about 30 people, including lawyers formerly at Wachtell Lipton and Goodwin Procter, with a decadelong insider trading scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In March 1978, the Boston Globe reported that Chad Green had been hospitalized against his parents’ wishes.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

He was scheduled to call Saturday’s game between the Irish and Boston College.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Would either of the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox have won the World Series without sign stealing?

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

They had come down from Boston and were renting a condo really close to my house while she went for a bunch of tests and treatments at the hospital in New Haven.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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