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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Munnell recently retired as the Peter F. Drucker professor of management sciences at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and was the founder of the college’s Center for Retirement Research.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Its leader, Sean Duffy, is on the younger and less experienced end of Trump’s Cabinet; before serving in Congress, Duffy was a cast member on The Real World: Boston.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Employees in Boston and Austin said the move was due to "vandalism".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In the Fed Bank of Boston, staffing contacts observed weaker demand for entry-level workers possibly driven by AI disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

On March 12, a Friday, Patricia Ellsberg unlocked the door of her brother Spencer’s Boston apartment.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin