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 For the fourth time this year, storms have torn through the western suburbs, and one village is turning the wreckage into something useful. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 In March, a cyberattack briefly paralyzed municipal systems and prompted an emergency declaration in Foster City, a Bay Area suburb of 32,000 people. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Elevated on an all-wood frame and ringed by tall evergreens, the home feels like a slice of Lake Tahoe in the middle of a dense suburb. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Heights Crematory operated in Chicago Heights, a low-income south suburb that’s largely Black and Latino. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suburb

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Noun

The last time the Dynamo came to town Thomas Müller made his debut for the Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw last season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Her 10-week trial was held in a small town in rural Victoria that was inundated with media crews and curious members of the public who queued for hours each day for a seat in the public gallery.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of town

Noun

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said cities across California already have thousands of housing projects ready to move forward but lack the funding needed to build them.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026