Maywood
Americannoun
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a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
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a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
Example Sentences
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Born in Maywood, Ill., Parazaider began his music career as a clarinetist, before founding Chicago with childhood friends in the group’s namesake city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“It’s pretty ridiculous,” added Monica Unzueta, a Maywood resident and fan of Mexico and Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Operations remained in Maywood for 14 years before they expanded to a 7,000-square-foot building in Vernon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
The steady drizzle tested the limits of the string of tarps stretched across the backyard of a Maywood home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
"But the time will come, Mark Maywood, when you shall not escape me."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various
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