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suburban

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


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When she started her consulting firm from her suburban Dallas-area home in 2022, Munro specifically looked for employees who wanted to microshift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company plans to open more than 300 restaurants this year, many with drive-through “Chipotlanes,” which should help support its suburban expansion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Lavender Cake Shed now brings in between £500 to £1,000 a week, with customers flocking from neighbouring towns like Redditch and Solihull to Danielle's quiet suburban road to sample her goods.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

One of them, a 69-year-old retired pharmaceutical microbiologist from Maryland named Robert Gerber, told me he once sold Florsheims at a suburban mall while attending college at Drexel University.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Her feet were stuck fast, the way the lamps in the suburban house had been stuck to the floor so she could not use them as weapons.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby



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