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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Celebrations were held in Chicago and the suburbs this weekend as the Year of the Horse begins.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Balls have transformed from a localized pastime to a popular trend on TikTok and Instagram, a shift driven by the same mysterious algorithm that can pluck a teenager from the suburbs and turn them into a global star with a Covergirl contract in a matter of months.
—Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Trump in recent days has blamed Maryland Democrats for the January collapse of a sewage line in the suburbs of Washington that has caused at least 200 million gallons of raw sewage to flow into the Potomac River.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
While the location is one of a kind, its focus on fashion may inspire more changes at stores across the country and in the suburbs, McShane said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Balls have transformed from a localized pastime to a popular trend on TikTok and Instagram, a shift driven by the same mysterious algorithm that can pluck a teenager from the suburbs and turn them into a global star with a Covergirl contract in a matter of months.
—Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Trump in recent days has blamed Maryland Democrats for the January collapse of a sewage line in the suburbs of Washington that has caused at least 200 million gallons of raw sewage to flow into the Potomac River.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
While the location is one of a kind, its focus on fashion may inspire more changes at stores across the country and in the suburbs, McShane said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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