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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None of those attractions apply to an eighteen-year-old from the suburbs of New York City who has the University of Vermont as his third-choice school behind Syracuse and the University of Florida.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Although the promise of degrees being a golden ticket to a corner office and a house in the suburbs has undeniably faded, the numbers still make a stubborn case for them.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Mowing the lawn is a must-do task in the suburbs.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Both Hicks and Leo grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and served as missionaries in Latin America and are fluent in Spanish.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Although the promise of degrees being a golden ticket to a corner office and a house in the suburbs has undeniably faded, the numbers still make a stubborn case for them.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Mowing the lawn is a must-do task in the suburbs.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Both Hicks and Leo grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and served as missionaries in Latin America and are fluent in Spanish.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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