as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
The mayor of an affluent suburb of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government last month.
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Julia Press, Bloomberg, 29 May 2026
An Atlanta developer known for molding the city’s skyline is venturing into the metro’s suburbs for its latest project.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Violence plagued the city in 2025, including deadly attacks on state politicians in the Minneapolis suburbs; gunfire that erupted at a popular city picnic spot; and a shooting during Mass at the Church of the Annunciation that left two children dead and more than a dozen people injured.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Tensions deepened Thursday in Lebanon as Israel conducted an airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, and other strikes in the southern coastal city of Tyre.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Julia Press, Bloomberg, 29 May 2026
An Atlanta developer known for molding the city’s skyline is venturing into the metro’s suburbs for its latest project.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Violence plagued the city in 2025, including deadly attacks on state politicians in the Minneapolis suburbs; gunfire that erupted at a popular city picnic spot; and a shooting during Mass at the Church of the Annunciation that left two children dead and more than a dozen people injured.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Tensions deepened Thursday in Lebanon as Israel conducted an airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, and other strikes in the southern coastal city of Tyre.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
Noun
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The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Soccer balls will be all over town for the month or so that the World Cup is here.—
PJ Green
May 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Now, events take place in big cities, suburbs and small towns around the world.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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