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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I love the explosiveness of Kelsey Mitchell, the power of Aliyah Boston, and the fresh new force that is Raven Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The TSA’s first remote-screening location opened about 30 miles from Boston Logan International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

Yarrow has been invited to a ceremony marking the occasion but has a good reason for staying in Boston.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Warily watching the British in Boston, “Washington frequently had Billy Lee remove his mahogany and brass spyglass from its handsome leather case so he could engage in surveillance of his adversary,” biographer Ron Chernow records.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis