Marlboro

[ mahrl-bur-oh, -buhr-oh ]

/ ˈmɑrl bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ /

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noun, plural Marl·bor·os for 2.

a city in E Massachusetts.

(lowercase) a twisted, usually iced cruller, combining strands of plain and chocolate dough.

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How to use Marlboro in a sentence

The name may sound like hyperbole, but, on a clear day, this view from Hogback Mountain in Marlboro truly does stretch on for dozens of miles.
The Best View in Every State|awise|January 10, 2022|Outside Online
Philip Morris International — best known for its Marlboro brand — sells cigarettes everywhere in the world except the United States.
Philip Morris International cigarettes can cause lung disease. Now the company wants to sell medicine to treat it.|Todd Frankel|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
It developed a vaping device called the IQOS — sold as Marlboro HeatSticks in the United States — that warms but does not burn tobacco.
Philip Morris International cigarettes can cause lung disease. Now the company wants to sell medicine to treat it.|Todd Frankel|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
Tony, sitting beside her, lights a Marlboro and nods his head.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To Yuan, the most surprising top brand is Marlboro, which checks in at No. 9.
Yes We Can Still Market: Why U.S. Brands Remain World’s Most Valuable|Daniel Gross|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name, she says, implies Britishness, like Marlboro or Parliament, but more modern.
E-Cigarettes, Facing Ban, Still Figuring Out What They Want to Be|Alex Halperin|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Belmokhtar earned the nickname “Marlboro Man” for his extensive tobacco smuggling.
Syria’s Jihadists Linked to Organized Crime|Jamie Dettmer|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dice cracks a window so he can chain-smoke Marlboro Lights, using a glass of water as an ashtray.
Andrew Dice Clay on ‘Blue Jasmine,’ His Alleged Misogyny, and More|Marlow Stern|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No general of his time excelled him in the art of war, except his uncle, the duke of Marlboro'.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Hearing the news as he rode into town, he came booted and spurred to Marlboro' Street before going to his lodgings.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
The first night we slept in a barn in East Hartford, and the second one in an old church in Marlboro.
History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome|Chauncey Jerome
If any letters came to Marlboro' Street from you, Mr. Carvel never dropped eyes on 'em.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
The next morning, as I sat reflecting, an overwhelming desire seized me to go to Marlboro' Street.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill