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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An outgoing kid from the suburbs of Buffalo, New York, who adored his little sister, Burch never regained consciousness. — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Matt was my neighbor in the suburbs, a former bassist in his late 40’s, with agate ear plugs from his band days. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 My family lived in Boston, then New Jersey, and then the suburbs of Chicago. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 In the aftermath of Sacco and Vanzetti, many Italian-Americans shifted towards the center and then the right as many white ethnics moved from the inner city into the suburbs. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026 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 Oct. 2026.

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