exurbia

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Recent Examples of exurbia Rendered in acrylic, water and pencil, Marie Ringwald’s unpopulated slice of exurbia can be seen as either calm or edgy. Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021 It’s the latest sign that metro Detroit’s construction of entry-level housing, which once surged only in townships at the edge of sprawling exurbia, has returned with vigor to the region’s core — Detroit’s inner-ring suburbs. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2020 Kent Eken and David Tomassoni, both from Greater Minnesota; Republicans Roger Chamberlain, Karin Housley and Warren Limmer, all representing exurbia; and Rochester Republicans Carla Nelson and David Senjem. Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020 The film quality is slightly grainy, the color washed out, as shots of Vegas exurbia streak past. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurbia
Noun
  • Save everything possible in the houses and the countryside; bury possessions and harvest.
    Ann Goldstein, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Piani’s French-English production basks in the Austen milieu but tweaks things, including the lovely English countryside.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Leah Millis | Reuters Sprawling, power-thirsty data centers have become as much a staple of suburbia in some places as shopping malls and soccer fields.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
  • This time, however, the twists and turns don’t take place in suburbia, but in the picturesque south of Italy.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025

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“Exurbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbia. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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