met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Esha Mitra, CNN, 21 June 2024
And in metro areas, the price between renting and mortgage payments is a big gap.
—Joyce Orlando, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
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Noun
Power paucity, water woes and heat stress Increasing nighttime heat is even more common in cities like Delhi because of the urban heat island effect, in which metro areas are significantly hotter than their surroundings.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 21 June 2024
And in metro areas, the price between renting and mortgage payments is a big gap.
—Joyce Orlando, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
Adjective
Next week kicks off with some heat to send metro Detroiters diving straight into the nearest lake or pool.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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