sub·ur·ban·ize
sə-ˈbər-bə-ˌnīz 
suburbanized; suburbanizing
: to make suburban : give a suburban character to
sub·ur·ban·iza·tion
səˌbərbənə̇ˈzāshən
-ˌbə̄b-,
-ˌbəib-,
-ˌnīˈz-
plural -s
: the quality or state of being suburbanized
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Traditionally a hub for ranching and farming, Kaufman County has steadily suburbanized, and also encompasses parts of Cedar Creek Lake, a popular fishing and recreation area.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
During the 1950s, after this census was recorded, Detroit began to suburbanize and continued to segregate.
—Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
After Jacobs published her book in 1961, most American cities suburbanized, cutting people off from this kind of casual contact with the people around them.
—Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 8 May 2018
The sights and sounds and smells as big farm trailers back up to offload their livestock cargos on a sale day would seem more appropriate for a major Midwestern agricultural state than for highly urbanized and suburbanized Connecticut.
—Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 13 Oct. 2017
Once a land of dairy farms, Mission Valley served as a rural-like buffer between dense Uptown and suburbanizing Clairemont, Serra Mesa and other neighborhoods to the north.
—Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
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Any final zoning changes are years away, and there are no immediate plans to suburbanize Avocado Heights and Pellissier Village.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Traditionally a hub for ranching and farming, Kaufman County has steadily suburbanized, and also encompasses parts of Cedar Creek Lake, a popular fishing and recreation area.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
During the 1950s, after this census was recorded, Detroit began to suburbanize and continued to segregate.
—Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
After Jacobs published her book in 1961, most American cities suburbanized, cutting people off from this kind of casual contact with the people around them.
—Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 8 May 2018
The sights and sounds and smells as big farm trailers back up to offload their livestock cargos on a sale day would seem more appropriate for a major Midwestern agricultural state than for highly urbanized and suburbanized Connecticut.
—Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 13 Oct. 2017
Once a land of dairy farms, Mission Valley served as a rural-like buffer between dense Uptown and suburbanizing Clairemont, Serra Mesa and other neighborhoods to the north.
—Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
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“Suburbanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbanize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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