as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Despite a childhood in the wealthy suburb of McLean, Virginia, and years at a tony law firm, Carr has taken pains to cultivate an image as an everyman.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
This Detroit suburb has a poverty rate of almost -3%, indicating Black women there are doing better than the general population.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Mar. 2025
Dacus was born in the spring of 1995 and adopted by parents who brought her up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Atrium Health and Novant Health submitted proposals to the state Health Department to provide medical services to residents in the Charlotte suburb, according a list of projects released by the state on March 1.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
This Detroit suburb has a poverty rate of almost -3%, indicating Black women there are doing better than the general population.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Mar. 2025
Dacus was born in the spring of 1995 and adopted by parents who brought her up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Atrium Health and Novant Health submitted proposals to the state Health Department to provide medical services to residents in the Charlotte suburb, according a list of projects released by the state on March 1.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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