exurb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exurb
Example Sentences
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But last week he scheduled several, including one at the Angry Elephant, a bar in the Houston exurb of Magnolia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
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 second-year player from Pittsburgh’s exurb of McKee’s Rock spent nearly 10 days recovering in hospitals in Cincinnati and Buffalo before being released.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
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