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Silver Spring

American  

noun

  1. a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.


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Adam Kucharik, a software developer who lives in Silver Spring, Md., first tried cheaper plastic window inserts, then shifted to the all-glass WinSerts for five, 4.5-foot by 10-foot windows in his condo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Dunn grew up in Prince George’s County and now lives outside the 3rd District in Silver Spring in Montgomery County.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

“Effective April 8, 2024, an active Costco membership card will be required to purchase items from our food court,” read a sign spotted in a Silver Spring, Maryland, Costco by a Reddit user.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

Black grew up in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Md. His mother was a substitute teacher, and his father worked as a mechanical engineer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Verna had met Suzanne a couple of times while we were at Harvard and by sheer coincidence was now living in Silver Spring, in a building just across the parking lot from Suzanne’s.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama