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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The family owns a six-bedroom home in the suburbs, valued at around $634,400, according to Zillow.
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Peter Aitken
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
And in areas with more open land, like the suburbs near Denver, institutional investors are building new housing specifically to rent out.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Peter Aitken
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
And in areas with more open land, like the suburbs near Denver, institutional investors are building new housing specifically to rent out.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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