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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Born in 1977 in the suburbs of Boston, Tanzi's attorneys describe his childhood as one full of loss, abuse and a lack of stability.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, his parents relocated to the U.S. as well, and Huang grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Distracted, careless or intoxicated drivers have caused the deaths of many innocent passengers and pedestrians in the suburbs and beyond; reminders of these incidents can be found in the flowers, ribbons and other mementos meant to commemorate loved ones killed in these tragedies.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Those kind of costs could make drone delivery more affordable than using ground transportation in the suburbs, Healy argues, where couriers have farther to go with fewer items.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, his parents relocated to the U.S. as well, and Huang grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Distracted, careless or intoxicated drivers have caused the deaths of many innocent passengers and pedestrians in the suburbs and beyond; reminders of these incidents can be found in the flowers, ribbons and other mementos meant to commemorate loved ones killed in these tragedies.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Those kind of costs could make drone delivery more affordable than using ground transportation in the suburbs, Healy argues, where couriers have farther to go with fewer items.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the suburbs
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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