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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His youngest son is moving from California to Boston for his doctoral program in psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A recent Center for Retirement Research at Boston College issue brief I wrote examined how many workers might be able to easily gain legitimate tax-deferred overtime by adding a few hours.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Boston has also increased transit pricing, with a round-trip train costing $80 and a shuttle costing $95.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The owners could try to find one of their own revenue sources to compensate the Dodgers and other behemoths, including the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

That was more people than Boston or Charleston.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis