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Recent Examples of exurb
In the fast-growing Santiago exurb of Colina, city councilor Catalina Lillo entered office in 2021 as part of a wave of Modatima activists who ran for office.
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Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
The bottom line: The exurb boom is likely a consequence of high housing prices pushing people farther from the city center and an increase in remote work that makes living away from employment centers more palatable, per the Census Bureau.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Until the 1990s, most Israeli settlements in the West Bank took one of two forms: large suburban towns near the Green Line—the pre-1967 border—and smaller exurbs deeper in occupied territory.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
An exurb of an exurb Anna, Texas, more than 45 miles north of downtown Dallas, is seeing the same kind of migration.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
The bottom line: The exurb boom is likely a consequence of high housing prices pushing people farther from the city center and an increase in remote work that makes living away from employment centers more palatable, per the Census Bureau.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Until the 1990s, most Israeli settlements in the West Bank took one of two forms: large suburban towns near the Green Line—the pre-1967 border—and smaller exurbs deeper in occupied territory.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
An exurb of an exurb Anna, Texas, more than 45 miles north of downtown Dallas, is seeing the same kind of migration.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurb
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His own childhood in a one-parent household in Sydney’s industrial inner-city suburb of Camperdown was far from idyllic.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Giuffre is due in Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 9 for allegedly violating a family violence restraining order on Feb. 2 in the northern Perth suburb of Ocean Reef, People reported Wednesday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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On the outside, a house in Lynn Haven, Florida, blends in with its cookie-cutter looks — with its captivating pewter color and 1950s suburbia vibes, the home doesn’t tip off any crazy alarms.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Is paradise a bland suburbia with a quaint downtown selling specialty ice cream to be eaten under a nearby gazebo?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The panorama stretches across four counties and takes in city skyline views, four Bay Area bridges, the Marin Headlands, East Bay Hills and the South Bay.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mount Dora urban forester Mark Miller and city staff will also lead workshops on native species, proper pruning techniques, and best planting practices.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pour a damn fine cup of coffee and see what the cast has been up to since the '90s cult classic first left town.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In developing a town around their chocolate factory, the Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transportation for their workers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.—
Joel Balsam,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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As Deadline has been telling you for months, the Rocky Mountain metropolis has been in pole position over the United Utah bid and the efforts of Cincinnati, Ohio since the Robert Redford founded cinema celebration revealed the trio of finalists last September.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurb. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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