met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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M. Fahad Humayun, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Their price momentum model contrasted home prices in 100 metros for March 2024 with how costs gyrated over the long haul.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Hundreds of thousands within the South Asian diaspora call the New York City metro area home, including more than 700,000 people of Indian heritage.
—M. Fahad Humayun, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Their price momentum model contrasted home prices in 100 metros for March 2024 with how costs gyrated over the long haul.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Adjective
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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