Thesaurus results for SUBURB

suburb

noun

Definition of suburb

as in town

an community near a larger city a small suburb outside of Dallas

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Recent Examples of suburb For the fourth time this year, storms have torn through the western suburbs, and one village is turning the wreckage into something useful. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 In March, a cyberattack briefly paralyzed municipal systems and prompted an emergency declaration in Foster City, a Bay Area suburb of 32,000 people. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Elevated on an all-wood frame and ringed by tall evergreens, the home feels like a slice of Lake Tahoe in the middle of a dense suburb. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Heights Crematory operated in Chicago Heights, a low-income south suburb that’s largely Black and Latino. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suburb

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suburb

Noun

Thankfully, the lessons from that hasty dash towards the fringes of our towns and cities in the 1990s and early 2000s seem to have been learned.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Read our town-by-town Hudson Valley guide for more recommendations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of town

Noun

Located in downtown Las Cruces, this hotel features 203 guest rooms—some offering city or mountain views—adorned in rustic Spanish Colonial decor and local artwork.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Another moment was marked by mourning, as a man was pulled from a building in the same city, lifeless and covered in a white blanket.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026