exurbs

noun

plural of exurb
as in suburbs

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  1. suburbs
  2. cities
  3. towns
Noun
  • As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Derrick Curtis, 18th, whose ward includes Ford City, told commission members that Ford City Mall had been on life support for years, and a developer like Kurv could easily take their proposal to nearby suburbs such as Bedford Park.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of suburbs
Noun
  • The videos include convoys of young women on scooters riding through Tehran and other cities.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Crews from six additional cities are working alongside crews with 26 additional contractors.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cities
Noun
  • At least 165 people have been killed, and hundreds more are missing after catastrophic floods swept through towns and valleys along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Natural Disasters Hundreds of people are dead, and at least 1,400 are missing, after a massive wall of water crashed through towns in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of towns
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“Exurbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbs. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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