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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Starbucks, which started in a hip part of Seattle, is now in its 50s and sees more room to grow and profit in the suburbs, analysts say.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The fresh snowpack will help temperatures drop efficiently Saturday night, with lows in the low 20s in the city, and lots of teens in the suburbs.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Directed by Bradley Cooper, the comedy-drama film, which hit theaters on December 19, follows Alex and Tess Novak (Arnett and Dern), a married couple with kids in the suburbs of New York, who decide to get a divorce in their forties.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
Haha, You Clowns also captures a very specific, knee-jerk kindness that was immediately recognizable to me from growing up in the suburbs.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The fresh snowpack will help temperatures drop efficiently Saturday night, with lows in the low 20s in the city, and lots of teens in the suburbs.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Directed by Bradley Cooper, the comedy-drama film, which hit theaters on December 19, follows Alex and Tess Novak (Arnett and Dern), a married couple with kids in the suburbs of New York, who decide to get a divorce in their forties.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
Haha, You Clowns also captures a very specific, knee-jerk kindness that was immediately recognizable to me from growing up in the suburbs.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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