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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This part of the Algarve is more golf course than countryside, after all.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
What’s beautiful is the English countryside and the values of common sense and togetherness, activity and adventure.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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Mitchell’s own imitation of Spielbergian life, despite its meticulous re-creation (and gleeful destruction) of eighties suburbia, stumbles into an uncanny valley between sincerity and cynicism, between unintentional comedy and deliberate homage.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
As malls and suburbia leeched retailers from downtown, the Metropolitan went dark in 1979.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

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