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exurb

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Definition of exurb

as in suburb

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Recent Examples of exurb And given that popular exurbs are already 30-to-50 miles from city centers, is that even possible? — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 29 May 2026 What made Walmart choose this particular exurb outside Dallas for a major store opening and author event? — John Hope Bryant, Time, 28 May 2026 Tucked amid the rolling hills of Solano County, halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, this working-class exurb of roughly 103,000 residents has a reputation for being family-oriented, affordable and inclusive. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 Two candidates are competing to become the next mayor of Grain Valley, the fast-growing exurb on the eastern end of the Kansas City Metro. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exurb

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As a major commuting town in the New York City suburbs, Greenwich was hard hit; 32 people with ties to the town were killed in the attacks.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
For 64 days, the city and its suburbs came to be under siege.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of suburb

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Season 1 of the mystery comedy, inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
In one, Lida, a woman living in 1950s suburbia, is trying to move on from her past.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of suburbia

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An electric locomotive in the northwestern city of Kovel was also struck, Zelenskyy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That message has buttressed DeSantis’ advocacy for drastically slashing property taxes, a critical financial lifeline for Florida cities and counties.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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This also mirrored the home in which I was raised; my father went to an office every day and my mom stayed home (and drove all over town) taking care of my older brother and I, the house and garden, our pet dog, and our father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
If a primary market’s ratio spikes, an investor can look for neighboring towns with a healthy, sustainable ratio.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of town

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Nipping across to one German metropolis is about to get a little easier.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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