Thesaurus results for EXURB

exurb

noun

as in suburb

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Recent Examples of exurb The district, taking in fast-growing Los Angeles exurbs where costs of living are (for now) lower, won’t just extend to California’s state line with Nevada, as is currently the case, but also Arizona. —

David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025 Democrats roared back to roll up big wins in fast-growing suburbs and even some exurbs that are home to legions of affluent and highly educated voters. —

Dave Goldiner, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 In Anani, an exurb a dozen miles east of Abidjan, our cars left the highway and drove through sand and scrub to reach 2Africa’s beach manhole. —

Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025 Nick’s parents are divorced, and the panic attacks begin after Nick, having become incorrigible in adolescence, is ordered by his mom to go live with his dad in a subdivision called Chariot Courts, in Libertyville, Illinois, an exurb of Chicago. —

Emily Witt, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exurb

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Noun

Israel also has carried out waves of airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a large presence.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The trio worked together on a variety of projects in the western suburbs, including successfully building the Front Street Center project in downtown Wheaton.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026