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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In his 30s, Gray worked as a restaurant manager, owned a car and a van, and rented a two-bedroom apartment in the suburbs.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
In the Kharkiv region, at least one person was killed in the village of Rokytne; eight others were injured in the suburbs of Kharkiv city; one person was injured in nearby Chuhuiv; and another was injured in the village of Hrushivka, according to the regional military administration.
—Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
In addition to routes that go into the suburbs around the city, the cross-continent metro line known as the Marmaray connects the metro systems on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Corporate tax boosts will send companies to the suburbs.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
In the Kharkiv region, at least one person was killed in the village of Rokytne; eight others were injured in the suburbs of Kharkiv city; one person was injured in nearby Chuhuiv; and another was injured in the village of Hrushivka, according to the regional military administration.
—Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
In addition to routes that go into the suburbs around the city, the cross-continent metro line known as the Marmaray connects the metro systems on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Corporate tax boosts will send companies to the suburbs.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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