as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburb
But now, Republicans are working to win that seat back by dividing the Houston suburbs, as well as nearby areas that have shifted to the right, up across more districts.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
In addition to the Luminary, Northland owns or controls sites in Dallas and in the growing Northwest Austin suburb of Cedar Park.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Liliana Fannin is a 2025 summer intern at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covering the Milwaukee suburbs.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Here are the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America Here are mini-profiles of the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
In addition to the Luminary, Northland owns or controls sites in Dallas and in the growing Northwest Austin suburb of Cedar Park.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Liliana Fannin is a 2025 summer intern at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covering the Milwaukee suburbs.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Here are the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America Here are mini-profiles of the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb
Noun
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Located just down the road from Setúbal, retirees can find a sleepy town that could just be their forever home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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According to the relocation company’s most recent 2025 Moving Trends Report, the most popular domestic destination for relocation in the first six months of 2025 was a historic town just inland of Myrtle Beach.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
Noun
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South Carolina’s coast gets its fair share of attention, thanks to cities like Charleston and Hilton Head.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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The story was moved from that city to Boston, MA, specifically South Boston.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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