Thesaurus results for SUBURB

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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Noun

This also mirrored the home in which I was raised; my father went to an office every day and my mom stayed home (and drove all over town) taking care of my older brother and I, the house and garden, our pet dog, and our father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
If a primary market’s ratio spikes, an investor can look for neighboring towns with a healthy, sustainable ratio.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of town

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An electric locomotive in the northwestern city of Kovel was also struck, Zelenskyy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That message has buttressed DeSantis’ advocacy for drastically slashing property taxes, a critical financial lifeline for Florida cities and counties.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026