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Lakewood

American  
[layk-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.


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They are considering moving elsewhere, perhaps to Bellflower or Lakewood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He eventually settled on a neighborhood in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Featuring two resort-style pools with cabanas, and pickleball courts, the neighborhood seemed ideal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

She remembered him as a driven Lakewood High School student who wasn’t afraid to be himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“They were a whole troupe of people who’d be in New York for part of the year, but then they’d go and be in Lakewood, Ohio, or Kansas City or Chicago, just following the theater.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

His mother answered and told me she was delighted I had had a good vacation but she was sorry, Danny wasn’t home, he had gone with his father to visit a family friend in Lakewood.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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