exurban
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exurban
First recorded in 1900–05; ex- 1 + (sub)urban
Example Sentences
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The sprawling exurban community east of Fort Myers is booming, with growth that is moving faster than its roads, water lines and services can handle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“King of the Hill” camps out somewhere on the rich land between, acknowledging an exurban populace bound to a set of values supposed “elites” might scoff at.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2025
Tucked at a corner table inside a Barnes & Noble cafe in Logan Town Centre, a sprawling exurban shopping complex in Blair County, he tapped away at two laptops.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
While it used to be centered in central Virginia, including the Richmond suburbs, it’s now anchored around the Interstate 95 corridor in exurban Washington and includes rural communities to the east and west.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
More than in the past, they tend to live apart from everyone else, cocooned in their exurban chateaus.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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