: suburb
usually used in plural

Examples of burb in a Sentence

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Fighting in the ‘burbs Of the two discouraging trends for Democrats in 2024, the erosion among suburban professionals was the most surprising. Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2025 In late September, moveBuddha, a website dedicated to relocation, released its top suburbs to move to this fall, after discovering in its 2025 moving survey that one-third of Americans want to move to the 'burbs this year. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025 Putting Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth in the discussion as potential landing sites is mostly for leverage, as the Stars are part of a trend of teams participating in the sports version of white flight, and heading to the ‘burbs. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025 Leawood Go camping in the ‘burbs The Ironwoods Cabins, located within Ironwoods Park, 14701 Mission Road, are available to rent. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burb

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of burb was in 1971

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“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

burb

noun
: suburb sense 2
usually used in plural
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