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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He is a graduate of Boston University and lives in New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The last time the Lakers guard was in the playoffs, he was helping the Boston Celtics storm back from a three-game deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to force a near-historic Game 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The King concluded his speech by thanking Trump for a "wonderful dinner," quipping that it was "a considerable improvement on the Boston Tea Party".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But, as Greg Obershain and Daniel Rasmussen of Boston asset management firm Verdad point out, whatever struggles private-capital investors will have are likely to be dwarfed by those investing in private equity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

When he was able to fly again, he’d sometimes catch a flight to Haiti just for the weekend, returning to Boston only to meet medical school obligations, leaving almost no time to be with Ophelia.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French