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Lakewood

American  
[leyk-wood] / ˈleɪkˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a city in central Colorado, near Denver.

  2. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

  3. a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie, near Cleveland.

  4. a town in E New Jersey.


Example Sentences

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Officers responded about 1:18 a.m. to a single-vehicle collision in the area near Lakewood Boulevard and Spring Street, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Video broadcast by KTLA-TV showed smoke pouring from a gray sedan on Lakewood Boulevard as it was engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times

Police closed Lakewood in both directions between Spring and Willow streets in the immediate aftermath of the crash.

From Los Angeles Times

Hours after Nick Shirley’s video about the Minnesota welfare scandal went viral in December, I saw posts calling for investigations of Haredim in Kiryas Joel, N.Y., and Lakewood, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal

The woman, who was unharmed, was then taken to the Lakewood sheriff’s station.

From Los Angeles Times