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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Those kind of costs could make drone delivery more affordable than using ground transportation in the suburbs, Healy argues, where couriers have farther to go with fewer items.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Many were willing to move further into the suburbs for a bargain.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League franchise could be coming to the suburbs.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of the suburbs have 18 to 21 programs, Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs for example.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Many were willing to move further into the suburbs for a bargain.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League franchise could be coming to the suburbs.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of the suburbs have 18 to 21 programs, Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs for example.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the suburbs
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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