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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Perpetuals are a new financial product for the U.S., but they didn’t debut on longstanding financial exchanges like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange —they are tradable only on Kalshi, the prediction market platform.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The owners could try to find one of their own revenue sources to compensate the Dodgers and other behemoths, including the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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

This paradox struck me hard one morning about 15 years ago while I was riding my commuter train to the University of Chicago, where I work as a professor of behavioral science studying social connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Back in Chicago, fifty bucks might buy me a single shoe.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller