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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Rural voters on the Eastern Shore don’t want their voices drowned out by Democrats forced into their district from the suburbs of Central Maryland.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Other parts of the region are thriving, but [there’s] this kind of dichotomy of downtown and the suburbs.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Bailey and other Republicans warned then that the law would end up exporting the violent crimes of Chicago to the suburbs and downstate.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The invasive apex predators have expanded their reproductive range north from Everglades National Park to Lake Okeechobee and the suburbs of Fort Myers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Other parts of the region are thriving, but [there’s] this kind of dichotomy of downtown and the suburbs.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Bailey and other Republicans warned then that the law would end up exporting the violent crimes of Chicago to the suburbs and downstate.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The invasive apex predators have expanded their reproductive range north from Everglades National Park to Lake Okeechobee and the suburbs of Fort Myers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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