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suburb

noun

Definition of suburb

as in town

an community near a larger city a small suburb outside of Dallas

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Recent Examples of suburb The coldest seats in baseball may be in Chicago, between the Cubs and the White Sox, and the greater Chicago suburb of Milwaukee. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The clash took place during the final minutes of Saturday's game between Carlynton and Keystone Oaks, who were made up of 8 and 9-year-old players, in Carnegie, a Pittsburgh suburb. — Matt Foster, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom property is located in Bratenahl, Ohio, an affluent suburb roughly six miles northeast of Cleveland. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 The son of two lefty activists from a Sacramento suburb, Bonta is facing off against Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, a billionaire’s son who grew up in Woodside. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suburb

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The Panthers had a week to relish their Salt Bowl win but will need to lock back in with the Rams coming to town.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Albion, newly relegated from the Premier League and promotion favourites, were certain to come to town and win this local derby on the opening day.

— Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The kingdom sounded sirens multiple times on Wednesday across several southern Saudi cities, warning residents to take shelter for fear of potential attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The big story This photograph taken on November 5, 2025 shows employees inspecting photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Gujarat’s port city of Mundra.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026