as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Guatemala City — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways.
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Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
But after a few months, Hausman moved back to the Salt Lake City suburbs.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Organizers estimated some 7 million people protested across the country in suburbs, towns and all major cities.
—Richard Hall, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
Every morning, with his mate tea in hand, Cavazos checks his phone to verify whether there has been any sighting of ICE agents in the Chicago suburbs.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Rodgers and Roseman even appeared at an autograph signing at the same card show in the Philadelphia suburbs on March 8 — two days before Rodgers was permitted to speak with other teams.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The second mortgage was obtained through a friend of a friend who rushed it for them, as people can do in the wealthier suburbs.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The series, set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, has seen each episode grow over its first six, with the most recent episode bringing in more than 4M in its first three days.
—Peter White, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
That area contains most of the state’s Democratic cities and suburbs, which left Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley skeptical that Comey could be convicted.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
But after a few months, Hausman moved back to the Salt Lake City suburbs.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Organizers estimated some 7 million people protested across the country in suburbs, towns and all major cities.
—Richard Hall, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
Every morning, with his mate tea in hand, Cavazos checks his phone to verify whether there has been any sighting of ICE agents in the Chicago suburbs.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Rodgers and Roseman even appeared at an autograph signing at the same card show in the Philadelphia suburbs on March 8 — two days before Rodgers was permitted to speak with other teams.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The second mortgage was obtained through a friend of a friend who rushed it for them, as people can do in the wealthier suburbs.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The series, set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, has seen each episode grow over its first six, with the most recent episode bringing in more than 4M in its first three days.
—Peter White, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
That area contains most of the state’s Democratic cities and suburbs, which left Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley skeptical that Comey could be convicted.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
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Still, the Ottoman-style architecture and the pale pink of a nearby Orthodox church distinguish ski towns and resorts like Brezovica and Jahorina.—
Naomi Tomky,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the sparsely populated mineral and coal mining towns that dot the area around Rock Springs, Symington says disinformation and political rage run rampant.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Given that the host cities for next year’s World Cup stretch from Vancouver to Mexico City, adapting to different climates will be essential.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Organizers in several small cities, such as Brookville and La Porte, will also host protests.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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