Definitions

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

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Chicago

Born Sept. 2, 1951, in Chicago, Gray grew up in Miami Beach before making his way out west to pursue a career in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I was going to get my wedding bands from this same jeweler because I like that they are a local Chicago jeweler, but now we are thinking of getting our wedding bands from Quince.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

At a University of Chicago event on Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she studied finance and computer science, and then got a job as an electronic options market maker at the Chicago trading firm DRW.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Let me just say the Right Reverend found me a long-lost Warne kin who lives in Chicago.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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