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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Jones has previously talked about his love of Bar-Bill Tavern, which has multiple locations in the suburbs of Buffalo.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
The arrests took place on Wednesday in the Seine-Saint-Denis region in the suburbs of Paris, though French authorities have not yet named any of the suspects.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The film draws from hundreds of hours of footage as Good both explores the jungles of Venezuela as well as tours his mom around the suburbs of New Jersey.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs said widening I-94 benefits commuters from the suburbs over Black and brown residents living near the interstate, who may not own a car but will be hurt by more pollution and other environmental hazards brought by the project.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
The arrests took place on Wednesday in the Seine-Saint-Denis region in the suburbs of Paris, though French authorities have not yet named any of the suspects.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The film draws from hundreds of hours of footage as Good both explores the jungles of Venezuela as well as tours his mom around the suburbs of New Jersey.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs said widening I-94 benefits commuters from the suburbs over Black and brown residents living near the interstate, who may not own a car but will be hurt by more pollution and other environmental hazards brought by the project.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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