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Recent Examples of exurbia
Rendered in acrylic, water and pencil, Marie Ringwald’s unpopulated slice of exurbia can be seen as either calm or edgy.
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Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
It’s the latest sign that metro Detroit’s construction of entry-level housing, which once surged only in townships at the edge of sprawling exurbia, has returned with vigor to the region’s core — Detroit’s inner-ring suburbs.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2020
Kent Eken and David Tomassoni, both from Greater Minnesota; Republicans Roger Chamberlain, Karin Housley and Warren Limmer, all representing exurbia; and Rochester Republicans Carla Nelson and David Senjem.
—Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020
The film quality is slightly grainy, the color washed out, as shots of Vegas exurbia streak past.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurbia
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Ah, the English countryside, a place of verdant Arthurian forests, bizzing bees, and fast-moving zombies driven by some nameless need to feast upon human flesh.—
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Stella McCartney celebrates the Chinese Year of the Horse in a collection that borrows style cues from the Scottish countryside dressing—a region that Pinterest said will have a big influence on fashion in 2026.—
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The horrors of suburbia are no match for a concerned neighbor like Keke Palmer in ‘The Burbs.—
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Release: Theatrical Director: David Robert Mitchell Stars: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery A family living in 1980s suburbia suddenly notices strange happenings in their neighborhood.—
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“Exurbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurbia. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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