as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods

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Recent Examples of suburbia These core use areas, aka prime real estate, were spread out across large expanses of suburbia that the crocs did not use, and were connected by the Intracoastal Waterway, or various canals. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025 For many, director Tim Burton's 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands — the fantastical tale of a sweet man with scissors for hands adapting to life in suburbia — is beloved. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025 There are those who came to Huntersville for peaceful suburbia, and there are young newcomers who like proximity to trendy restaurants and breweries — a South End-like lifestyle Birkdale aspires to. Alexandria Sands, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 Agatha All Along Flirts With Series High Heading Into Finale Justin’s peaceful life in suburbia is rocked by the arrival of his younger sister Alex (guest star Selena Gomez, also an EP on the project). Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for suburbia

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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbia. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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