as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Erin Wagner lives in the Chicago suburbs but visits two bald eagles in Southern California’s Big Bear Valley nearly every day.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Simultaneous blasts rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late Wednesday, producing large fires and plumes of smoke.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The district, a mostly blue-collar corridor from Atlanta's suburbs north to the Tennessee border, vaulted into the national spotlight after Greene swept to victory in 2020.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
But, as CapRadio reported at the time, that measure directed substantial funding to expanding a local expressway to Sacramento County suburbs.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The other storm of interest that produced hail moved through the western suburbs of Chicago, Donofrio said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Watson wins nomination in District 8 North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District covers parts of south and north Charlotte and its eastern suburbs, including Matthews, Waxhaw, Weddington and Monroe.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Cornyn posted strong margins in central and West Austin, while Paxton carried several precincts in the eastern suburbs.
—Taylor Nichols, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Remains found along a Virginia interstate in 1977 have been identified as Peter Adams, a Peoria County native who went to high school in the Chicago suburbs.
—Jason Cooper, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Simultaneous blasts rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late Wednesday, producing large fires and plumes of smoke.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The district, a mostly blue-collar corridor from Atlanta's suburbs north to the Tennessee border, vaulted into the national spotlight after Greene swept to victory in 2020.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
But, as CapRadio reported at the time, that measure directed substantial funding to expanding a local expressway to Sacramento County suburbs.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The other storm of interest that produced hail moved through the western suburbs of Chicago, Donofrio said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Watson wins nomination in District 8 North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District covers parts of south and north Charlotte and its eastern suburbs, including Matthews, Waxhaw, Weddington and Monroe.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Cornyn posted strong margins in central and West Austin, while Paxton carried several precincts in the eastern suburbs.
—Taylor Nichols, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Remains found along a Virginia interstate in 1977 have been identified as Peter Adams, a Peoria County native who went to high school in the Chicago suburbs.
—Jason Cooper, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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As the train moves through the Hudson Valley and up toward the Canadian border, riverfront towns give way to wide expanses of water and distant mountain peaks.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Many coastal towns have shops with e-bikes for rent.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Similar patrols were underway in other major California cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the Bay Area, the weather service predicts that San Jose and the Salinas Airport could break their daily records Monday and Tuesday, when coastal cities such as San Francisco may also come close to their record temperatures.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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