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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Apollo Go operates robotaxis in several major Chinese cities, including the suburbs of the capital city Beijing and the entire city of Wuhan.
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Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
According to Levinson, Cassie Howard is having a harder time of it in the suburbs, compared to Nate.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The story of Gaze of the Flamingo is inspired by the writer-director’s own life experience growing up in the suburbs of Chile’s capital, Santiago, where his family rented a little hair salon and hired gay hairdressers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Car thieves aren't waiting for the sun to rise in the suburbs of the Twin Cities, and neither are the police.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
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Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
According to Levinson, Cassie Howard is having a harder time of it in the suburbs, compared to Nate.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The story of Gaze of the Flamingo is inspired by the writer-director’s own life experience growing up in the suburbs of Chile’s capital, Santiago, where his family rented a little hair salon and hired gay hairdressers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Car thieves aren't waiting for the sun to rise in the suburbs of the Twin Cities, and neither are the police.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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