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 That old farmland has disappeared to make way for suburbia. Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 From humble beginnings working and living in Washington, D.C., to owning a franchise in suburbia. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 15 June 2025 Staff Pick: The rising demand for renting in suburbia Neat line of suburban houses in Fairfax, Va. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 12 June 2025 In true Trump fashion, the store’s owner is refusing to concede defeat and has vowed to fight suburbia’s deep state. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 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 26 Jul. 2025.

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