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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The rebels had reached the suburbs of Damascus, and there was not a moment to lose. Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Several Mecklenburg municipalities outside of Charlotte have contests that could shake up local boards and test political party strength in the suburbs. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 Kirk was born in Illinois and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, USA TODAY reported. Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025 Lodge was born in the suburbs of Birmingham, England in 1943. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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