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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Soon, Kirk, who was from the suburbs of Chicago, began courting donors in Palm Beach.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Or the priest electing to stay in the city and open his doors to at-risk youths even as most of his flock had fled to the suburbs.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In the suburbs of Nashville, Roman Pharmacy advertises ivermectin on at least four billboards along Interstate 65, and its website is mostly focused on the drug.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The Universal Kids theme park will officially debut on July 1 in the North Texas city of Frisco in the suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Or the priest electing to stay in the city and open his doors to at-risk youths even as most of his flock had fled to the suburbs.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In the suburbs of Nashville, Roman Pharmacy advertises ivermectin on at least four billboards along Interstate 65, and its website is mostly focused on the drug.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The Universal Kids theme park will officially debut on July 1 in the North Texas city of Frisco in the suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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