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Recent Examples of suburbanite
Hamm plays a suburbanite who steals from his wealthy New York neighbors to maintain his upper-crust lifestyle.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The film, which brings back Bob Odenkirk as a typical suburbanite who racks up a serious body count when not driving a minivan, is projected to earn between $10 million to $12 million from 3,200 North American theaters.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Kevin Nealon played Doug Wilson, a weed-loving suburbanite who gets tangled up in Nancy's drug business.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The film, which brings back Bob Odenkirk as a typical suburbanite who racks up a serious body count when not driving a minivan, is projected to earn between $10 million to $12 million from 3,200 North American theaters.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Kevin Nealon played Doug Wilson, a weed-loving suburbanite who gets tangled up in Nancy's drug business.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbanite
Noun
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Before a public address announcer took the microphone, the Lynx organization held a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, two residents killed during federal immigration operations in January.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Some 322 residents RSVP’d, and more than two dozen participants checked in at all five restaurants, based on the findings of the online app.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Young urbanites here were more likely than under-30s anywhere else to rate their city as an ideal environment to make friends.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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For a book that focused on Black and brown urbanites with Caribbean and Latine connections, my playlist artists included Sade, Beyoncé, Rubén Blades, Kaytranada, La India, Luther Vandross, H.E.R., Gloria Estefan, Bad Bunny and more, some of whom are directly referenced on the page.—
Clarence A. Haynes
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide, breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief Bernal and steals the money from his safe, unloading the funds to slum dwellers whose settlement Bernal razed down.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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It’s rooted in the late 1800s, when city dwellers looked to escape the summer heat.—
William Deffaa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Before pushing off from the beach, guides explain the deep spiritual connection the kamaʻāina (native born) have with the ocean and its inhabitants.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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The same can be said for the hungry inhabitants of the International Space Station (ISS).—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Other occupants identified, prior deportations noted A passenger was detained on an immigration hold, while a third occupant fled and has not been located.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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District Chief Fred Caprio of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services said all other drivers and vehicle occupants involved in the crash were uninjured.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Forty-nine of them traveled to compete at nationals, which have ranged between the Midwest, Pennsylvania and Virginia.—
Katie Servas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Alejandro Triana Prevez, a 30-year-old Cuban national, was arrested just days later, and claimed that the dealer’s ex-husband, Daniel Carrera Sikkema, had offered him $200,000 to carry out the crime.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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The country was a communication desert, with a tele-density (a key metric of economic development) languishing at 0.4 lines per 100 habitants.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Suburbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbanite. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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