San Marcos
Americannoun
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a city in S central Texas.
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a city in SW California.
Example Sentences
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Six more stores have since opened, including in Norco, Glendora and San Marcos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The San Marcos, Texas-based company, started in 2014, began delivering magnets only in the past two years and is now vying to supply the array of American industries that need magnets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The epicentre of the 6.5 magnitude earthquake was near the popular tourist town of Acapulco, near San Marcos in the southwestern state of Guerrero.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
Angel Paws Pet Cremation appeared to be a nondescript San Marcos business, where grieving clients brought in their dearly departed pets — until they stopped getting their calls returned, and the building began to smell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
What good was it to have a hairy vetch “mootant” named after me, if my whole life was to be spent in Caldwell County, bounded by Lockhart and San Marcos, pecan trees and cotton fields?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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