as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
The man accused of carrying out a deadly string of seemingly random shootings in the Atlanta suburbs, including the killing of a Department of Homeland Security employee walking her dog, has died in jail before authorities could determine a motive.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The seat, which includes parts of Atlanta and its suburbs, is safely Democratic.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The publication notes that housing costs here are much lower than in other nearby suburbs, both for renters and buyers, with the average home value at $308,416 and monthly rent around $2,205.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Lindsay-Abaire, who has a fondness for a good turn of phrase and an ear for the foibles of the tristate suburbs (both figuring in his Kimberly Akimbo), has said he was inspired in part by following his own neighborhood’s Google group, which had vicious fights about drainage systems.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The plan would allow the charter NFL franchise to make special payments to taxing bodies in the northwest suburbs — known as Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT — rather than paying regular property taxes.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The map would slice up heavily Democratic districts in the Washington, DC, suburbs and around Richmond.
—CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Downtown Wilmington and its suburbs looked tidy and well-kept.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Egrets have been a problem for North Texas suburbs for over 20 years, Richter said.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The seat, which includes parts of Atlanta and its suburbs, is safely Democratic.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The publication notes that housing costs here are much lower than in other nearby suburbs, both for renters and buyers, with the average home value at $308,416 and monthly rent around $2,205.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Lindsay-Abaire, who has a fondness for a good turn of phrase and an ear for the foibles of the tristate suburbs (both figuring in his Kimberly Akimbo), has said he was inspired in part by following his own neighborhood’s Google group, which had vicious fights about drainage systems.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The plan would allow the charter NFL franchise to make special payments to taxing bodies in the northwest suburbs — known as Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT — rather than paying regular property taxes.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The map would slice up heavily Democratic districts in the Washington, DC, suburbs and around Richmond.
—CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Downtown Wilmington and its suburbs looked tidy and well-kept.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Egrets have been a problem for North Texas suburbs for over 20 years, Richter said.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
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In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between the coastal towns of Hafun and Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland along the Indian Ocean.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead, a system known as PURL has been established, whereby NATO and Europe fund weapons purchases urgently needed by Ukraine, such as Patriot missiles (which can shoot down Russian ballistic or cruise missiles that target cities).—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Royal Caribbean’s Icon-class ships are floating cities at sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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