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 Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act goes into effect Monday, bringing some changes to public transportation across Chicago and the suburbs.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Season 3 is set five years after the Season 2 finale, with Cassie and Nate married and living in the suburbs, Rue working off her debt to Laurie, Jules (Hunter Schafer) in art school and Maddy (Alexa Demie) climbing the ranks at a Hollywood talent agency.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
For remote and hybrid workers, that calculus has shifted in recent years toward the suburbs.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Glover said his firm already has interest from restaurant groups that are eyeing expansion to the suburbs from Chicago.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Season 3 is set five years after the Season 2 finale, with Cassie and Nate married and living in the suburbs, Rue working off her debt to Laurie, Jules (Hunter Schafer) in art school and Maddy (Alexa Demie) climbing the ranks at a Hollywood talent agency.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
For remote and hybrid workers, that calculus has shifted in recent years toward the suburbs.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Glover said his firm already has interest from restaurant groups that are eyeing expansion to the suburbs from Chicago.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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