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suburban

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


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Walgreens proceeded to shutter 60 VillageMD clinics as part of its strategy to focus on “our highest opportunity markets,” Driscoll said, meaning affluent urban and suburban areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"The city stores have retained their upper end airs and graces, but the suburban stores leave a lot to be desired – they're mundane, they lack excitement and there's definitely no glitz," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose net worth hovers around $600 million, ventured to a Cheesecake Factory in suburban Maryland, where he participated in a photoshoot.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Davis imported hydro engineers and aluminum-making technology and had a tidy neighborhood of U.S.-style suburban houses called Arvida built next to the smelters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He was a compliant Catholic schoolboy who sold furniture at a department store to help pay for college before taking a job at a suburban high school.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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