exurb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exurb
Example Sentences
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Riverside, an exurb of Los Angeles, has drawn droves of middle-class families who can’t afford to live on the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Today, the population of this Atlanta exurb, 45 miles northwest of the city, is 280,000—more than 10 times as many people as lived there just 40 years ago.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025
Hayward is an exurb of San Francisco, much like South Orange is an exurb of New York, and costs are comparable, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024
His mother remarried and the family eventually settled in Monroe Township, a central New Jersey exurb where you’re not sure if you root for the Yankees or the Phillies.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023
The 25-year-old Hamlin grew up in the city’s exurb of McKees Rocks and then spent his college career at Pitt before being drafted by Buffalo in 2021.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
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