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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The Democratic Party's strength in recent years has been with urban voters, and those in the suburbs remain split between the parties.
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ABC News, 10 July 2025
The land bank offers for sale vacant land, homes, commercial and industrial properties throughout the suburbs, many of them long abandoned and dilapidated.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
But while one of them is at first for the Cubs, Cavaco is a converted pitcher for the independent league Chicago Dogs, who play in a 6,800-seat park in the suburbs versus teams like Winnipeg, Fargo-Moorhead and Sioux Falls.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Her second-generation upstairs neighbors—the building was rent controlled—a family of five, had long ago moved to the suburbs (Ridgefield?
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
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ABC News, 10 July 2025
The land bank offers for sale vacant land, homes, commercial and industrial properties throughout the suburbs, many of them long abandoned and dilapidated.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
But while one of them is at first for the Cubs, Cavaco is a converted pitcher for the independent league Chicago Dogs, who play in a 6,800-seat park in the suburbs versus teams like Winnipeg, Fargo-Moorhead and Sioux Falls.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Her second-generation upstairs neighbors—the building was rent controlled—a family of five, had long ago moved to the suburbs (Ridgefield?
—Literary Hub, 9 July 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 22 Jul. 2025.
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