Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbanites
Noun
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In Columbia — which houses the University of Missouri and, as is often the case with college towns, leans blue — the backlash started to hit home in 2020, Ross remembered.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The Rand McNally Road Atlas and Vacation Guide -- The Essential Atlas-Guide to America’s Vacation Destinations -- lists in its index thousands of towns, villages and cities in the Western Hemisphere.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Officials stress that no action is needed and that residents should not call 911.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The loss of the historical building drew criticism from the public and former residents, including former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Happy Hour was quiet Thursday, but four days earlier the place was packed with townsfolk to watch their freshman friend and neighbor hit the 35-foot shot that finished the 19-point comeback, lifting the Huskies to the Final Four being played about 25 miles away in Indianapolis.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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However, just a handful of townsfolk show up and the only one expressing much enthusiasm is a lottery ticket seller.—
John Otis,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Suburbanites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbanites. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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