as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Decades of the Proffit presence in the northwest suburbs continued in 2025 with the creation of the nonprofit Dreamscape Theatre.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Davis, 52, was remembered for her kindness, patience and enthusiasm the day after the teacher was killed in an automobile crash near Hesse K-8 School in Savannah’s southern suburbs.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Looking for news from the Memphis suburbs?
—Erin Munz, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
Greg Pirio bought his home in the northern Virginia suburbs more than a dozen years ago, never imagining a massive data center would be his neighbor.
—Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sniders had moved to the Austin suburbs some two decades before, after Gary had landed a job at Dell.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Decades of the Proffit presence in the northwest suburbs continued in 2025 with the creation of the nonprofit Dreamscape Theatre.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Davis, 52, was remembered for her kindness, patience and enthusiasm the day after the teacher was killed in an automobile crash near Hesse K-8 School in Savannah’s southern suburbs.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Looking for news from the Memphis suburbs?
—Erin Munz, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
Greg Pirio bought his home in the northern Virginia suburbs more than a dozen years ago, never imagining a massive data center would be his neighbor.
—Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sniders had moved to the Austin suburbs some two decades before, after Gary had landed a job at Dell.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
Noun
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From major cities to small towns, oceanfront townhouses to mountain cabins, California offers a wide variety of places to live.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Power poles were snapped and toppled near the Louisiana towns of Jena, Cheneyville and Donaldsonville, the weather service reported.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Singleton said his team is already working with teams in cities involved in hosting Cup matches, including the Los Angeles human trafficking task force.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In essence, Britain and France would have to be willing to sacrifice their own cities to defend others.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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