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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In Chicago, where there are about 60 IRS special agents working downtown and in the suburbs, the IRS has been particularly effective in public corruption cases, including the blockbuster investigations of former Govs.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Growing up in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas, a teenage Trent Grisham gravitated toward the world of sports psychology.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Apartments in the suburbs The town of Matthews is also increasing its housing stock.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit as a child of Chinese immigrants, she wasn't surrounded by peers who looked like her.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Growing up in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas, a teenage Trent Grisham gravitated toward the world of sports psychology.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Apartments in the suburbs The town of Matthews is also increasing its housing stock.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit as a child of Chinese immigrants, she wasn't surrounded by peers who looked like her.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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