as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
That’s because Democratic voters are more geographically concentrated in cities and populous suburbs, meaning their voting power is typically confined to fewer districts.
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
Living in Saint-Ouen, a suburb just outside Paris, felt like a natural choice for architect Hugo Vince, and his wife, artist and painter Caroline Derveaux.
—Monica Mendal, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2025
Kherson and its suburbs had been devastated in the fighting, much of the infrastructure damaged or destroyed.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
According to the affidavit, Angela visited her sister in Utah and returned home to Aurora, Colo. — a suburb of Denver — on March 5, 2023.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
Living in Saint-Ouen, a suburb just outside Paris, felt like a natural choice for architect Hugo Vince, and his wife, artist and painter Caroline Derveaux.
—Monica Mendal, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2025
Kherson and its suburbs had been devastated in the fighting, much of the infrastructure damaged or destroyed.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
According to the affidavit, Angela visited her sister in Utah and returned home to Aurora, Colo. — a suburb of Denver — on March 5, 2023.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
Noun
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Located just down the road from Setúbal, retirees can find a sleepy town that could just be their forever home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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According to the relocation company’s most recent 2025 Moving Trends Report, the most popular domestic destination for relocation in the first six months of 2025 was a historic town just inland of Myrtle Beach.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike many cities, Cincinnati still has its 19th-century beer tunnels.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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Paris is a city that travelers often approach with high expectations.—
Maddy Odom,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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