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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Last year’s winner was an image of a female western gray kangaroo striking an air guitar pose, taken by photographer Jason Moore early one morning in a wildflower field in the suburbs of Perth, Australia.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Metro Phoenix foodies are getting more options to visit two food chains opening new locations in the suburbs.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
In August Kotb, 60, moved her family from New York City to the suburbs.
—Elizabeth Sporkin, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But a plurality of people moving from urban areas moved to the suburbs, not another urban area.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Metro Phoenix foodies are getting more options to visit two food chains opening new locations in the suburbs.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
In August Kotb, 60, moved her family from New York City to the suburbs.
—Elizabeth Sporkin, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But a plurality of people moving from urban areas moved to the suburbs, not another urban area.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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