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suburban

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


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A slow-burn hit set in suburban Glasgow, Two Doors Down started as a one-off special in 2013 before the first series was commissioned in 2016.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

McDonald’s was headquartered in Chicago from 1955 to 1971, when it relocated to a suburban location, and the company moved back into the city in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“You would never think that America’s sweetheart would be so brilliant as this extremely chilly, withholding suburban housewife,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In the video’s limited aperture, Gamble’s arrest alongside a suburban highway could have been anywhere.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

But somehow, I’m not quite “normal” in suburban Massachusetts.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes



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