as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city
the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods
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Recent Examples of suburbia
Democrats see wins in battle for suburbia While some Democratic strongholds buttressed by working class voters have grown redder, the suburbs north of Indianapolis appear to be trending in the opposite direction.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Saft comes from Levittown, Long Island, the prototype for conformist, white-picketed American suburbia.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The hilariously surreal visual of 17 children stampeding through suburbia like a herd of angry elephants with murderous intent required some clever cinematic trickery.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The company capitalizes on Western wear and workwear’s widening appeal as fashion statements, and changing demographics and lifestyles as Americans flock from major cities to suburbia and countrified settings.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Saft comes from Levittown, Long Island, the prototype for conformist, white-picketed American suburbia.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The hilariously surreal visual of 17 children stampeding through suburbia like a herd of angry elephants with murderous intent required some clever cinematic trickery.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The company capitalizes on Western wear and workwear’s widening appeal as fashion statements, and changing demographics and lifestyles as Americans flock from major cities to suburbia and countrified settings.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for suburbia
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbia. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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