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

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Detroit

Patrece M. Lucas, a mental health counselor in Detroit, watched Coxon’s interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday and texted a link to the segment to her group chats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Watch Eliza Collins travel to Detroit to report on the recent success of the Democratic Socialists of America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

He's signed a new deal and now has no running back competition at Detroit so expect him to see lots of action on a Lions team who are NFC contenders.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hernández, however, unlocked something on a long fly out he hit in Detroit on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Here and now, I don’t want to be Detroit Red.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz