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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Shotwell, who grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, didn’t start out with ambitions that were tied to space.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Gracias attended the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service before getting a law degree from the University of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Or Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was questioned for several hours at a Chicago airport before being allowed into the country.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Once back in Chicago, I realized I had two immediate cravings: I wanted to sit outside, and I was hungry in the way people become hungry after spending several days in someone else’s kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I know this isn’t our biggest problem, but I’m disturbed that people in Chicago hate Mom so much that Camille—my annoyingly accomplished, annoyingly kind sister—isn’t allowed in the building anymore.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller