Merced

American  

[mer-sed] / mərˈsɛd /

noun

1. a city in central California.

2. a river in central California, flowing W to the San Joaquin River. 150 miles (241 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Sal Parra Jr., who helps run his family’s 1,500-acre farm in Fresno County and is operations director at the more than 10,000-acre Bowles Farming Co. in adjacent Merced County, is the kind of farmer Nigh is talking about.

From Los Angeles Times

Originating from Merced, Calif., this Central Valley post-punk band radiates a hazy, dreamlike sound, so much that one of their most popular tracks is titled “zzz.”

From Los Angeles Times

Newsom, eager to show some advancement before he leaves office, has refocused construction on building a segment from Merced to Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

County report echoes findings by UC Merced researchers based on U.S. census survey data that found that the week after the raids began in June, the number of people reporting private sector employment in California decreased by 3.1% — an employment downtown only matched in modern history by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t think it’s a salary cap issue,” Cheyenne Merced of Sacramento said.

From Los Angeles Times