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
Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star as a couple living on this sci-fi movie’s titular street, which becomes ripped from suburbia and lands in a mysterious place.
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Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Set in present-day American suburbia, The ’Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, oil companies built gas stations with a homey, domestic look and feel to better blend with suburbia.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
In the backyards of suburbia, this might have been a mostly private evolution, but there is no privacy in the city.
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Set in present-day American suburbia, The ’Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, oil companies built gas stations with a homey, domestic look and feel to better blend with suburbia.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
In the backyards of suburbia, this might have been a mostly private evolution, but there is no privacy in the city.
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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 11 Jun. 2026.
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