Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurbs
Noun
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Battles around specific data center developments have also been playing out across the Chicago suburbs in recent months.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Similar grassroots efforts are preventing evictions in neighborhoods throughout the cities and their suburbs, but organizers say that the need is exceeding the money on hand by a large margin.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iran has responded by launching thousands of projectiles at cities across neighboring Arab states, shattering the stability the region had long.—
Becky Anderson,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cleaver’s 5th District, for example, extends from Troost Avenue in Kansas City to the rural cities and towns spread across central Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Niche looked at suburban cities and towns as well as neighborhoods in big metro areas like Charlotte.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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With the arrival of the railway and meatpacking industries, additional towns sprang up along the banks of the Kansas River.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Exurbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbs. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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