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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“Time ‘on market’ in Chicago is very quick.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Another point in the conversation, Clark remembers, was that while the Pope doesn't run his own social media accounts, "his brother now sends him memes" all the way from Chicago.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But the patriarch of the Chicago Bears, George Halas, identified Arlington Heights, Ill., as his preferred destination for a stadium in 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Steven Schwinn, a law professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, said the court is likely to reject the challenge to birthright citizenship.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Always the stickler about staying in character, she had not called me Nell since we left Chicago.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan