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 Chicago skyline from the Lake Michigan running path, my favorite Chicago spot for 40 years now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

So what did the Chicago Pope actually say, what was he doing with his encyclical, and what’s an encyclical anyway?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Barack Obama's $850-million-dollar presidential center in Chicago has caused a stir even before the Democratic former president officially opens it on June 18.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

I’d already taken a look at the Chicago Press & Tribune earlier today on Lake Street, during my rounds for Mrs. Wigginbottom.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan