as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Sydney’s 100 or so north-side suburbs boast a population of almost one million, according to Australian data analytics company Pexa Group’s demographics platform Informed Decisions.
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Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Lows will fall into the 30s with values at or below freezing across the northern & western suburbs of Baltimore/Washington DC.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The site had been discovered accidentally during a construction project in one the northern suburbs of Vilnius in 2001.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1669, lava from one of Etna's largest eruptions overran the western suburbs of Catania.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Some major Tennessee cities have ranked as top destinations for movers over the past decade, and the state's suburbs are also among the best in the country.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Still under construction, Brightline West will connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles suburbs with a train that can go up to 200 miles per hour.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Riding that unchecked wave of growth in crypto took Iza from a quiet, solitary childhood in the Midwest suburbs to a world of outlandish wealth, shady operators, and mind-boggling schemes.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But after a few months, Hausman moved back to the Salt Lake City suburbs.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Lows will fall into the 30s with values at or below freezing across the northern & western suburbs of Baltimore/Washington DC.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The site had been discovered accidentally during a construction project in one the northern suburbs of Vilnius in 2001.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1669, lava from one of Etna's largest eruptions overran the western suburbs of Catania.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Some major Tennessee cities have ranked as top destinations for movers over the past decade, and the state's suburbs are also among the best in the country.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Still under construction, Brightline West will connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles suburbs with a train that can go up to 200 miles per hour.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Riding that unchecked wave of growth in crypto took Iza from a quiet, solitary childhood in the Midwest suburbs to a world of outlandish wealth, shady operators, and mind-boggling schemes.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But after a few months, Hausman moved back to the Salt Lake City suburbs.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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But that election didn’t include towns or school board.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unlike most towns Upstate, Saratoga Springs has an extensive network of bus routes via the Capital District Transportation Authority, that can get you all around town.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other Indian cities with GCCs are seeing similar trends.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Based in Guangzhou, the self-driving vehicle company operates in several major Chinese cities, as well as markets outside of China.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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