as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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During the day, soak up Joburg’s fashion scene in Newtown, a suburb located just over the city’s iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
More than 40 citations were issued in Louisville and its suburbs since the law’s implementation through Nov. 20, with most being issued in the Central Business District in the city’s downtown area, records show.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
More recently, distaste over Donald Trump's politics have prompted Southern suburbs to begin to migrate toward Democrats.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Associated Press reporters in Damascus heard heavy airstrikes overnight and into Tuesday on the city and its suburbs.
—Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
More than 40 citations were issued in Louisville and its suburbs since the law’s implementation through Nov. 20, with most being issued in the Central Business District in the city’s downtown area, records show.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
More recently, distaste over Donald Trump's politics have prompted Southern suburbs to begin to migrate toward Democrats.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Associated Press reporters in Damascus heard heavy airstrikes overnight and into Tuesday on the city and its suburbs.
—Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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