exurban
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exurban
First recorded in 1900–05; ex- 1 + (sub)urban
Example Sentences
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With the American West no longer lonely and unpopulated, the wind-scattered weeds have collided, quite literally, with the faux mansions and exurban retreats of transplants escaping the winter chill of New England or Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
In the 2018 book “Hinterland,” Phil A. Neel described the sound of America’s exurban sprawl as “guns cocking over trap snares unrolling to infinity.”
From Salon • May 16, 2025
Sophisticated systems for controlling energy and water use can make suburban and exurban communities more environmentally responsible.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023
Risk persists for those facing heightened assessments that come with exurban gentrification.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 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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