suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 
Examples of suburbia in a Sentence
a problem that is common in suburbia
the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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But the Defender is overpriced and an inefficient inner city and suburbia dweller.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Following five girls in mid-1970s suburbia, presided over by an overprotective mother and meek father, the film presents its tragedies — and the sisters themselves — as hazy and elusive.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Americans Years: 2013-2018 Length: 6 seasons, 75 episodes
Creator: Joe Weisberg
Arguably the best show of the 2010s, this FX drama stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a seemingly average couple with two kids living in ‘80s suburbia.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife returning to the husband’s (Whitehall) childhood home.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Following five girls in mid-1970s suburbia, presided over by an overprotective mother and meek father, the film presents its tragedies — and the sisters themselves — as hazy and elusive.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Americans Years: 2013-2018 Length: 6 seasons, 75 episodes
Creator: Joe Weisberg
Arguably the best show of the 2010s, this FX drama stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a seemingly average couple with two kids living in ‘80s suburbia.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife returning to the husband’s (Whitehall) childhood home.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbia. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə
: the suburbs of a city
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