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 results were presented during a session at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The trial, led by American scientists and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago, involved 248 patients who were given daraxonrasib and 252 who were given chemotherapy.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The latest Phase 3 data were released Sunday at a premier cancer conference in Chicago and published in The Lancet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The Chicago Federal Reserve president warned that the persistent combination of energy shocks and stubborn inflation could push the U.S. economy into a “stagflationary” direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon on June 19 when a taxicab drove down the leafy tree-lined street in Chicago, Illinois.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple