suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 
Examples of suburbia in a Sentence
a problem that is common in suburbia
the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But while Toth’s travels cut across a wide swath of the mid-century world, Corbet’s production had a much smaller footprint: Most of the film — including its depiction of 1950s American suburbia — was shot in Budapest.
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The Couple Next Door explores the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires.
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Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But while Toth’s travels cut across a wide swath of the mid-century world, Corbet’s production had a much smaller footprint: Most of the film — including its depiction of 1950s American suburbia — was shot in Budapest.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 30 Nov. 2024
The Couple Next Door explores the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbia. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə
: the suburbs of a city
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