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
  • On highways and surface roads in the rural countryside west of Detroit, the 2025 Ford Explorer was smooth and quiet, with plenty of power for highway acceleration.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set in 1968 suburbia, Father of Us follows five siblings caught between their magnetic but reckless father and their radiant but overwhelmed mother.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The hilariously surreal visual of 17 children stampeding through suburbia like a herd of angry elephants with murderous intent required some clever cinematic trickery.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Exurbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbia. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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