SUBURBANITES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

suburbanites

noun

plural of suburbanite

as in urbanites

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Noun

But Duff and Maroney said more action is needed and promised to introduce additional legislation in 2027 to regulate the technology, the benefits of which towns continue to debate.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Known for its ultra-premium real estate market and close proximity to Boston, Weston, Massachusetts, stands as one of the most exclusive and expensive towns in the state.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

And some have speculated that the Midwestern city and its some 15,000 Haitians residents would be a focus of arrests after TPS ended.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of residents

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Dozens of firefighters suffered injuries, authorities said amid panic scenes with townsfolk fleeing by car and police went door to door to tell people to leave.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

Definition of townsfolk

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But Kova is shocked to discover her sweetheart taking up with someone new, who may be linked to the monsters dragging Stormwatch’s inhabitants into the ocean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
The Nazca Lines are a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca centuries ago by Peru’s Indigenous inhabitants.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

Noun

Their replacements might be anonymous shadow dwellers, but that’s OK.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
It's been a hot, dry year for the southwestern United States, and water levels on the Colorado River are low, raising questions for Southwestern urban dwellers about whether cities like Las Vegas will run out of water in the near future.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of dwellers

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