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Murfreesboro

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[mur-freez-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈmɜr frizˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in central Tennessee: battle of Stone River (or Murfreesboro) 1862.


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The Murfreesboro, Tenn., resident, a case manager for foster children, started taking Zoloft in April and said she feels better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Wednesday, Murfreesboro Police spokesman Larry Flowers said at a news conference.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The gem is also the first large diamond found at the Murfreesboro, Arkansas, park since an excavation project was finished in August, park officials said in a release.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

It features four diamonds discovered in the United States: two from the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Ark., and two from the Kelsey Lake Mine in Colorado, which closed in 2001.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Dill sang along with the music as they entered the city limits of Murfreesboro, with its strip malls and chain restaurants.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner