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Marlboro

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

noun

Marlboros plural
  1. a city in E Massachusetts.

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


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So Lawson, who lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., decided to start a support group specifically for male caregivers.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

“You don’t want this for your kid,” said Marni Levine, a college counselor from Marlboro, N.J., whose now-adult daughter was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

One scene, he’s acting like the Marlboro Man; in another, he reveals a torso littered with doodly Gen-Z tattoos, including a cartoon hot dog shooting finger guns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

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

From BBC Aug. 15, 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

North Korea produces millions of packs of fake Marlboros and other brands, selling them in places such as the Philippines and Vietnam, the indictment said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

He later coached the Toronto Marlboros to Memorial Cup victories, worked as a scout for the Quebec Nordiques and returned to the Leafs as assistant general manager and scout in 1988.

From Washington Post Jan. 25, 2021

After retiring in 1971, Armstrong coached the Toronto Marlboros to Memorial Cup victories in 1972-73 and 1974-75 before accepting a scouting position with the Quebec Nordiques in 1978.

From Seattle Times Jan. 24, 2021

Guhat, the Somali of the brown suit and the Marlboros, also left, along with several other Somalis, for a meatpacking plant in Kansas with higher starting wages.

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2012

I live in Boulder, Colo. Contractors talk that way here, Marlboros or no.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2012

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