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suburban

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


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The 29 May incident began when Dong "failed to slow for traffic" on Interstate 95 and hit a Chevrolet Suburban that plowed into other cars, igniting one on fire.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

How about a cool $100,000 to be driven through the Lincoln Tunnel in Tony Soprano’s 1999 Chevy Suburban?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Suburban women, Fischer Martin said, is a “general term,” and a “far cry” from the “soccer mom definition” that was used in the 1990s.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

Suburban counties farther from the capital, including Prince William and Fairfax counties in Virginia, also experienced an influx of international migrants, but smaller than in the previous year.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

He had sold Belmont chief Joseph Widener on a full-field meeting between Seabiscuit and War Admiral in the Suburban Handicap on Memorial Day, May 30, with an augmented purse of $50,000.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand



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