as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
Roldan grew up with two brothers in an eastside Los Angeles suburb, kicking the ball into a goal their dad had made of PVC pipe.
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Russell Lewis, NPR, 12 June 2026
The Institute for the Study of War has reported that, in the course of advancing towards Kostyantynivka, Russian forces infiltrated the southeastern portion of the city and its suburbs, pushing 2 to 4 kilometers ahead of their assessed lines.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The Makerfield constituency is a capsule of British history, a collection of former coal-mining communities turned commuter suburbs.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The winner of the third Future Sole competition was Largin, then a 15-year-old sneakerhead from the Detroit suburbs.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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Russell Lewis, NPR, 12 June 2026
The Institute for the Study of War has reported that, in the course of advancing towards Kostyantynivka, Russian forces infiltrated the southeastern portion of the city and its suburbs, pushing 2 to 4 kilometers ahead of their assessed lines.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The Makerfield constituency is a capsule of British history, a collection of former coal-mining communities turned commuter suburbs.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The winner of the third Future Sole competition was Largin, then a 15-year-old sneakerhead from the Detroit suburbs.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
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Sandia Mountain, the aerial tramway to the peak, the fancy resort and casino, but don’t sleep on little Pueblo of Isleta south of town.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Look what happened two weeks ago in the small town of Mongbwalu in northern DRC, where a group of young men made four different attacks on the local hospital in a bid to retrieve the body of an Ebola victim for burial.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 June 2026
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Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Rigler said the court's ruling makes clear that developments like Cascadia cannot be subjected to a special election after a city or town council votes to approve it.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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