as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
The next day, dozens of East Aurora High School students marched out of their school in the western suburbs in protest of ICE.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Greg Pirio bought his home in the northern Virginia suburbs more than a dozen years ago, never imagining a massive data center would be his neighbor.
—Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sniders had moved to the Austin suburbs some two decades before, after Gary had landed a job at Dell.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, which serves Minneapolis and several suburbs, said its policies have not changed.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Base Power, which launched in Austin and its deregulated suburbs, has since expanded to Houston and, most recently, the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Kiril Ratia is the founder of Ratia Construction, a full-service residential general contractor serving Chicago and its suburbs.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
To keep up with the latest news from the Shelby County suburbs, sign up here for our Suburban Pulse weekly newsletter.
—Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Greg Pirio bought his home in the northern Virginia suburbs more than a dozen years ago, never imagining a massive data center would be his neighbor.
—Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sniders had moved to the Austin suburbs some two decades before, after Gary had landed a job at Dell.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, which serves Minneapolis and several suburbs, said its policies have not changed.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Base Power, which launched in Austin and its deregulated suburbs, has since expanded to Houston and, most recently, the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Kiril Ratia is the founder of Ratia Construction, a full-service residential general contractor serving Chicago and its suburbs.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
To keep up with the latest news from the Shelby County suburbs, sign up here for our Suburban Pulse weekly newsletter.
—Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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Residents of two cities, towns and villages in Broward and 19 in Palm Beach County are electing local officials, deciding on referendums, or both.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bring a picnic from the nearby California small towns of Solvang or Los Olivos and enjoy lunch surrounded by the idyllic wildflower fields.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Waymo robotaxis currently operate in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as four other cities.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Harden and Garland want to bring a championship to their new cities.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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