Peoria
Americannoun
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a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
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a town in central Arizona.
noun
Other Word Forms
- Peorian adjective
Example Sentences
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"Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Saldes, now a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Additionally, they share a training complex in Peoria, Ariz.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
Two springs ago, I sat in the passenger seat of a golf cart at the Padres’ training complex in Peoria, Ariz. Peter Seidler sat in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025
After getting his second hit, he got hits in four of his next five games, including Sunday’s Cactus League finale at Peoria Stadium.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024
Now that my oldest brother, Samuel, was a freshman at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, that left my sixteen- year-old brother, Chester, as the oldest child at home.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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