as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
Emergency personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026.
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
After dropping her children off at school, Krug was found fatally stabbed in the garage of their 3,500-square-foot home in the Denver suburb of Broomfield.
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Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Young Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges all ventured to the Philadelphia suburbs to play college ball, met for the first time, and played together in one season, then rose to the top and won the NCAA Tournament in 2016.
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Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
According to the Galahad Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and information obtained from Quebec's Environment Ministry, the red kangaroo was seen hopping in open fields in the Montreal suburb of Boucherville.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
After dropping her children off at school, Krug was found fatally stabbed in the garage of their 3,500-square-foot home in the Denver suburb of Broomfield.
—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Young Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges all ventured to the Philadelphia suburbs to play college ball, met for the first time, and played together in one season, then rose to the top and won the NCAA Tournament in 2016.
—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
According to the Galahad Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and information obtained from Quebec's Environment Ministry, the red kangaroo was seen hopping in open fields in the Montreal suburb of Boucherville.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
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That’s exactly the feeling that Hayley Kiyoko’s feature debut film, Girls Like Girls, conveys with this coming-of-age story of Coley (Maya da Costa), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town with her estranged father (Zach Braff) after the death of her mother.
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Power is transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, with ratios that CFMoto says are equally suited to town and trail riding.
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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