Cincinnati
Americannoun
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a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River.
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Bowling Slang. a split in which the eight and ten pins remain standing.
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Example Sentences
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About 20 miles south of downtown Cincinnati, the new Publix sits just past a roundabout at the front entrance of a glitzy subdivision known as Triple Crown.
Mrs. Kedzie planned to bring the girls to the western Ohio cities of Cincinnati and Columbus.
From Literature
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My home is worth about $1.2 million, which is far above the average house value in Kentucky, just five miles from Cincinnati.
From MarketWatch
The world number two has now won his last 50 matches against players ranked outside the top 50, a run dating back to a loss to Dusan Lajovic in Cincinnati in 2023.
From Barron's
He also produced a post-apocalyptic series for Showtime called “Jeremiah” in 2002, which ran for two seasons, co-star in the short-lived NBC series “Windfall,” and enjoy a role in David Milch’s short-lived “John from Cincinnati.”
From Salon
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