as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
The inland 48th Congressional District, which stretches from Temecula through some San Diego County suburbs and the backcountry, is one of the key districts the state’s Democrats hope to flip with redistricting.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Abraham and Polzin were childhood friends from their time at the East Side Water Polo Club in the Chicago suburbs.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Walkinshaw will now represent Virginia’s deep-blue 11th congressional district, which covers most of Fairfax County in the Washington, DC suburbs.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Kirk became politically active in high school and briefly attended Harper College before committing to full-time activism.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
toby Meyjes
shane Croucher
john Feng
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Pan is a coming-of-age novel set in the Chicago suburbs of the early 1990s.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Here are some stands to visit in the Milwaukee suburbs.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, have swamped the Westchester Regional Library in Miami-Dade’s western suburbs.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
It's set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Abraham and Polzin were childhood friends from their time at the East Side Water Polo Club in the Chicago suburbs.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Walkinshaw will now represent Virginia’s deep-blue 11th congressional district, which covers most of Fairfax County in the Washington, DC suburbs.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Kirk became politically active in high school and briefly attended Harper College before committing to full-time activism.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
toby Meyjes
shane Croucher
john Feng
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Pan is a coming-of-age novel set in the Chicago suburbs of the early 1990s.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Here are some stands to visit in the Milwaukee suburbs.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, have swamped the Westchester Regional Library in Miami-Dade’s western suburbs.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
It's set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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Tourism followed with its charm, luring visitors from around the world to ski towns, national parks and wide open beauty.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The early empire and its challenges From the beginning, the Baladro sisters establish control over their brothels, which span many cities in Mexico through strict rules and systematic exploitation of the girls who work for them.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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