as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Some wealthy suburbs were too small for the MoneyLion ranking.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Trone Garriott is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and its suburbs, as well as much of the southwestern part of the state.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Continuing to grow awareness Two days after concluding his coast-to-coast journey, van Dongen was back on his bike for his regular rides around the Parkville suburbs, preparing to tackle the next item on his growing list of goals.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The 17th Congressional District encompasses many of New York City's northern suburbs, including all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
From the sidelines of a sweltering domed field in the Detroit suburbs, Zee Esho keeps his eye on the season opener of the local Iraqi Chaldean soccer league.
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Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
The new tolls are expected to help generate $15 billion to pay for essential repairs and upgrades to the city’s mass transit system and to improve public transportation in the New York suburbs.
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Tracey Tully,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
Settle down in the Vancouver suburbs at some point, get married, have kids, get a condo up at Whistler like his parents.
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Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Trone Garriott is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and its suburbs, as well as much of the southwestern part of the state.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Continuing to grow awareness Two days after concluding his coast-to-coast journey, van Dongen was back on his bike for his regular rides around the Parkville suburbs, preparing to tackle the next item on his growing list of goals.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The 17th Congressional District encompasses many of New York City's northern suburbs, including all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
From the sidelines of a sweltering domed field in the Detroit suburbs, Zee Esho keeps his eye on the season opener of the local Iraqi Chaldean soccer league.
—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
The new tolls are expected to help generate $15 billion to pay for essential repairs and upgrades to the city’s mass transit system and to improve public transportation in the New York suburbs.
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Tracey Tully,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
Settle down in the Vancouver suburbs at some point, get married, have kids, get a condo up at Whistler like his parents.
—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
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An enormous amount of the population live in small coastal towns.
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Alas, Stowe is one of the rare ski towns that is busier in summer than winter so don’t expect deals.
Noun
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But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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