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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For years, people living in Austin had to drive to faraway neighborhoods or even the suburbs to shop for groceries.
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Many of these disappointed parents enrolled their children in private schools; others likely decamped to the suburbs.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Under questioning from Scahill, Guevara told the jury he and his wife of 40 years are retired and living off of his police pension and Social Security in the suburbs of San Antonio.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
The big box stores in the suburbs are open; the small businesses in the walkable streets are locked up.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Many of these disappointed parents enrolled their children in private schools; others likely decamped to the suburbs.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Under questioning from Scahill, Guevara told the jury he and his wife of 40 years are retired and living off of his police pension and Social Security in the suburbs of San Antonio.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
The big box stores in the suburbs are open; the small businesses in the walkable streets are locked up.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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