EXURBIA Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

exurbia

noun

Definition of exurbia

as in countryside

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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 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

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the United Kingdom could become their biggest privacy test yet as their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet begin school life in the English countryside.

— Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The rich landscape gives rise to diverse flavors, from rice paddies in the plains and orange groves in the valleys to grapevines in the countryside.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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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

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