Marlboro

American

[mahrl-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈmɑrl bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ /

noun

plural

Marlboros

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

Example Sentences

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When he was 9, his family moved to Brooklyn’s Marlboro Projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

In a move that foreshadowed Fern’s future as a feminist firebrand of her time, she contracted a lawyer and found a room for her daughters and herself in the Marlboro Hotel in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The White House said some 2,300 people attended Thursday's rally in Upper Marlboro, Maryland - a Democratic stronghold.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

Among solo and orchestral appearances, she’ll perform with young musicians from Marlboro Music, where she is an artistic director.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Wickersham, whose full head of silver hair, mustache, and chiseled good looks made him resemble a misplaced Marlboro man, was a rara avis even by Sing Sing standards.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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