Chicago

[shi-kah-goh, -kaw-] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Chi

WEAK

Chi-town City by the Lake City of the Lakes and Prairies Fort Dearborn Second City the Loop the Windy City

Example Sentences

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The Ghost supporting actress lost her Oscar in 2002 when she shipped it to the statue-maker RS Owens & Company in Chicago for a cleaning.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

At the January meeting, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield said he supports the measure as a way to crack down on the illegal cannabis industry, drawing a comparison with onetime Chicago crime boss Al Capone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Munetaka Murakami, a Chicago White Sox rookie, leads MLB with 12 homers but has 46 strikeouts and no other extra-base hits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“You’re naturally going to produce Democratic districts where the minority candidate of choice can win, anyway, in Chicago or New York City or whatever,” Sean Trende, a senior elections analyst from RealClearPolitics, told me.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

She began by reading a poem about Chicago, one about trains, and then another about Abraham Lincoln.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott