as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Battles around specific data center developments have also been playing out across the Chicago suburbs in recent months.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Similar grassroots efforts are preventing evictions in neighborhoods throughout the cities and their suburbs, but organizers say that the need is exceeding the money on hand by a large margin.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, the army renewed evacuation warnings for seven neighborhoods in Beirut’s suburbs, prompting some residents to fire gunshots to alert families who had returned to flee.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Some had come from the city’s southern suburbs – areas with close ties to Hezbollah – and others from across the country’s south.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
This suburban drift does not necessarily represent a worrying shift to sprawl — some of Paris’ suburbs are as densely populated as the cores of major North American cities.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
The council’s vote didn’t affect Key Lime’s ability to fly in and out of Centennial Airport in the south suburbs or to continue its work for the federal government.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 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.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Similar grassroots efforts are preventing evictions in neighborhoods throughout the cities and their suburbs, but organizers say that the need is exceeding the money on hand by a large margin.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, the army renewed evacuation warnings for seven neighborhoods in Beirut’s suburbs, prompting some residents to fire gunshots to alert families who had returned to flee.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Some had come from the city’s southern suburbs – areas with close ties to Hezbollah – and others from across the country’s south.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
This suburban drift does not necessarily represent a worrying shift to sprawl — some of Paris’ suburbs are as densely populated as the cores of major North American cities.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
The council’s vote didn’t affect Key Lime’s ability to fly in and out of Centennial Airport in the south suburbs or to continue its work for the federal government.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 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.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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Niche looked at suburban cities and towns as well as neighborhoods in big metro areas like Charlotte.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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With the arrival of the railway and meatpacking industries, additional towns sprang up along the banks of the Kansas River.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iran has responded by launching thousands of projectiles at cities across neighboring Arab states, shattering the stability the region had long.—
Becky Anderson,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cleaver’s 5th District, for example, extends from Troost Avenue in Kansas City to the rural cities and towns spread across central Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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