the suburbs
plural noun
: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city
the suburbs of Chicago
also
: one of the suburbs of a city
She left the city and moved to the suburbs.
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This place boasts the best lamb chops in all of Atlanta and the suburbs.
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Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Or rather, its erasure is complex and, as with Mike Gold’s prescient trip to the suburbs, part of a larger ideological and material project that included an incomplete but nonetheless wide incorporation of immigrant Jewish life into dominant American ideas of race, politics, and identity.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Rising taxes and development in the early 20th century pushed these families to the suburbs, and many homes were demolished by the 1950s.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Nassau County officials warn that rabies has become a serious concern in the suburbs east of New York City.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Or rather, its erasure is complex and, as with Mike Gold’s prescient trip to the suburbs, part of a larger ideological and material project that included an incomplete but nonetheless wide incorporation of immigrant Jewish life into dominant American ideas of race, politics, and identity.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Rising taxes and development in the early 20th century pushed these families to the suburbs, and many homes were demolished by the 1950s.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Nassau County officials warn that rabies has become a serious concern in the suburbs east of New York City.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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