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Recent Examples of exurb
Pitney Bowes started its Indian operations long before the current wave, setting up in Noida, an exurb of New Delhi, and Pune, an industrial city near Mumbai.
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An exurb of an exurb Anna, Texas, more than 45 miles north of downtown Dallas, is seeing the same kind of migration.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Many of its workers live in D.C.'s surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump also prevailed in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, taking in the southwestern New York City suburbs and exurbs, which has been represented by Kean since January 2023.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An exurb of an exurb Anna, Texas, more than 45 miles north of downtown Dallas, is seeing the same kind of migration.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Many of its workers live in D.C.'s surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump also prevailed in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, taking in the southwestern New York City suburbs and exurbs, which has been represented by Kean since January 2023.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurb
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Following a group of preteens that form a baby-sitting business in their quiet suburb, the series is sweet and deeply relevant to the kids who are watching (even if the sitters still use a landline for the nostalgia).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Thorn would go on to take a job as a metal worker at the Alsthom transport vehicle factory in the outer Paris suburb of Saint-Ouen, staying there for eight years.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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In Megan Abbott’s suburbia, there are always darker forces at play.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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That old farmland has disappeared to make way for suburbia.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Parents are stepping up to push schools and cities to adapt to increasing temperatures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Eight of our readers’ 10 favorite South Carolina resorts can be found along the coast; three winners are located on Hilton Head Island (with another just off the island in Bluffton), and four are located in the communities surrounding the reader-favorite city, Charleston.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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So, with that in mind, here’s a two-deep projection that serves more as a starting point than a clean picture of where Sean Payton’s offense will stand when Tennessee comes to town for Week 1 eight weeks from now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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For years, most people in this metropolis were unwaveringly kind and patient with international visitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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As buyers flocked to sunny South Florida shores during and following the pandemic lockdowns, prices in the metropolis soared—and the need for designers swiftly followed.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurb. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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