exurb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exurb
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That got Chris Chevrier in trouble when police in his Detroit exurb recently ticketed him for riding an unregistered motorcycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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 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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