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Recent Examples of downtowns
Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtowns
suburbs
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Since then, more than 1 million people from southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs have fled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 38th edition features 84 pages of arts and culture, accommodations, dining and shopping, transportation, golf and things to see and do in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Downtowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtowns. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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