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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Noun

Three Houthi officials said the rebel group controls roughly 80% of the countryside surrounding Taiz and several key neighborhoods inside the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The group now runs 15 hotels throughout Europe, including city hotels in Paris, London, and Venice, countryside estates in the Cotswolds and Biarritz, mountain chalets in Verbier and Val d’Isère, and seaside resorts in Ibiza and Menorca.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

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But the streets of suburbia are very tame compared to the paths of antiquity.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The blower was created by an aerospace company after its engineers realized their expertise in quiet jet propulsion could be a salve to suburbia.

— Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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