as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
The ranking covers cities of at least 5,000 households that qualify as suburbs of larger cities.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
For an extra dose of exercise, check out the Monon Rail Trail, a former rail line that stretches from Indy to the northern suburbs.
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Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The Kleins still travel while getting to be near their granddaughters and enjoy an urban lifestyle with local businesses much different than the Arizona suburbs.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
As reported in the Tribune, Chicago-area preparations are being made for dangerously high temperatures this week, with officials in the city and suburbs urging residents to take precautions.
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Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Some nights there can be as much as a 20-degree difference in temperature between the city and surrounding suburbs.
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Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Trone Garriott is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and its suburbs, as well as much of the southwestern part of the state.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
For an extra dose of exercise, check out the Monon Rail Trail, a former rail line that stretches from Indy to the northern suburbs.
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Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The Kleins still travel while getting to be near their granddaughters and enjoy an urban lifestyle with local businesses much different than the Arizona suburbs.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
As reported in the Tribune, Chicago-area preparations are being made for dangerously high temperatures this week, with officials in the city and suburbs urging residents to take precautions.
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Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Some nights there can be as much as a 20-degree difference in temperature between the city and surrounding suburbs.
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Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Trone Garriott is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and its suburbs, as well as much of the southwestern part of the state.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburbs
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Small towns across America had big plans to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend.
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Beyond the foliage there's apple picking, harvest festivals, Halloween in Salem and a string of storybook towns.
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Room-service delivery robots are already common in hotels across many large Chinese cities.
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The severe weather threat will linger for parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, stretching from northern Virginia into southern New Jersey, with cities like Richmond, DC, Baltimore and Philly in the threat zone once again.
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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