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suburban

[suh-bur-buhn] / səˈbɜr bən /
ADJECTIVE
provincial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Deputies later located the individual, identified only as a man in his 20s, in his vehicle in the 21000 block of Rimgate Drive, a suburban residential neighborhood in Lake Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He pegged it to 2007, when another invasive species took off, the one that now dominated the landscape on our drive: suburban sprawl.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

A three-month unlimited travel pass on the local Mumbai suburban railway is significantly cheaper at 590 rupees.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Those of us of a certain age can remember the middle-class suburban home of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Roza stood at the large picture window in the quiet suburban house and mouthed the words over and over, as if giving them form could make them true.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby



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