as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
On a broader scale, legislators have expressed frustration for years about high prices — whether for a new college graduate seeking an affordable apartment or for a young family trying to afford a pricier suburb with good schools like West Hartford or Glastonbury.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Most, if not all, of the recent anti-ICE protests have taken place in Brookhaven, a role-playing server set in an idyllic suburb where players can become cops, nail technicians, firefighters, and more, that usually has around 600,00 concurrent players.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
District covers parts of the city’s South Side as well as near south suburbs such as Riverdale, Calumet Park, Blue Island and Robbins.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Officials call it example for other towns CT suburb opens new affordable housing project.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Most, if not all, of the recent anti-ICE protests have taken place in Brookhaven, a role-playing server set in an idyllic suburb where players can become cops, nail technicians, firefighters, and more, that usually has around 600,00 concurrent players.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
District covers parts of the city’s South Side as well as near south suburbs such as Riverdale, Calumet Park, Blue Island and Robbins.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Officials call it example for other towns CT suburb opens new affordable housing project.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
Noun
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The occupational breakdown for Chena Ridge makes sense for a high-income town, with Management Occupations accounting for a fifth of the workforce, according to Data USA.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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That reality was tragically underscored over the weekend when four women were killed by a ballistic missile that scored a direct hit on their home in the predominantly Arab town of Tamra, just north of Haifa.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Goalkeeper Joan Garcia has joined from city rivals Espanyol for his €25million ($28.6m; £21.1m) release clause, while Athletic Club’s Nico Williams has agreed verbal terms with Barca, who do not view his €60m clause as an obstacle.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The Democratic nominee will begin the general election as the favorite in the overwhelmingly Democratic city.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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