exurbs

plural of exurb

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Noun
  • Some wealthy suburbs were too small for the MoneyLion ranking.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Trone Garriott is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and its suburbs, as well as much of the southwestern part of the state.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • For the elderly voters with mobility issues who now are required to register in-person, the working-class parent who has to shell out $165 for a passport or the rural voter who must drive multiple towns over to provide proof of citizenship — this bill impacts them.
    Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Stretching across 65 miles of Massachusetts coastline from Bourne and Falmouth near the mainland to Provincetown at the northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Cod is composed of 15 distinct towns.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
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“Exurbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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