boom town
Example Sentences
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Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Laukkaing took on the character of a Wild West boom town, where anything goes and anything can be bought and sold.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
Other weatherworn, ancient-looking, wood buildings in various stages of collapse at first glance appear to be original structures — until you realize they were actually built after this boom town went bust.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
Their daughter, Mia Salomé, was born in June 2018 in Iquitos — a one-time rubber boom town still only reachable from outside by plane or boat, though its streets buzz with scooters and three-wheeled taxis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021
In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
