Definitions

Detroit

[dih-troit] / dɪˈtrɔɪt /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Motown

WEAK

Arsenal of Democracy Automobile City Big D City of Straits Fordtown Motor Capital of the World Motor City Rock City Sport City USA

Example Sentences

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This “Treaty of Detroit” became the postwar model—unions accepted management control in exchange for rising wages and benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eastern and then the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings at 4:30 p.m.

From MarketWatch

In “Blue Collar,” three Detroit auto workers who are fed up with their union and barely making ends meet, rob the union’s safe only to find there’s little money in it.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Orlando Magic also advanced with a gritty 112-109 victory over the Pistons in Detroit.

From Barron's

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for every NFL game in Week 13 of the season, with the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys winning on Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times