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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The Detroit Lions produced a terrible display as they were dumped out of play-off contention in one of three eventful Christmas Day games in the NFL.

From BBC

Detroit is technically still alive and playing with urgency after a loss that had to bruise morale.

From Los Angeles Times

And before that, the Seattle Seahawks benefited from an even stranger officiating decision than what occurred in Detroit, helping them to a 38-37 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is your outlook on Detroit’s ability to compete with Tesla?

From The Wall Street Journal

During the course of the game I watched, Detroit moved through the Rams defense like Sherman through Georgia.

From Los Angeles Times