the suburbs
plural noun
: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city
the suburbs of Chicago
also
: one of the suburbs of a city
She left the city and moved to the suburbs.
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Saturday night, lows will be on the cold side, dipping to around freezing in the city, and 20s across the suburbs.
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Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Back in 1976, Midwest was a tiny retail space in the suburbs of Nagoya.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
Millions of Catholics have moved from city neighborhoods to the suburbs since the 1960s, depriving schools of students and financial support.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026
That outdoor space includes expansive stone patios, an outdoor kitchen, and a lap pool with an automatic cover—features more typical of larger standalone homes in the suburbs than a Georgetown row house.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Back in 1976, Midwest was a tiny retail space in the suburbs of Nagoya.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
Millions of Catholics have moved from city neighborhoods to the suburbs since the 1960s, depriving schools of students and financial support.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026
That outdoor space includes expansive stone patios, an outdoor kitchen, and a lap pool with an automatic cover—features more typical of larger standalone homes in the suburbs than a Georgetown row house.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the suburbs
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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