gentrify
verb
gen·tri·fy
ˈjen-trə-ˌfī 
gentrified; gentrifying
: to attempt or accomplish the gentrification of
gentrified a run-down section of the city
: to undergo gentrification
Examples of gentrify in a Sentence
As the neighborhood became gentrified, the people who had lived there for many years could no longer afford it.
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Miami-Dade County is short about 90,000 units of affordable housing, and the small-scale developer program aims to help prevent displacement in gentrifying neighborhoods like Overtown and Allapattah.
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
By keeping property taxes in check, these credits reduce tax burdens for low-income homeowners and protect owners in rapidly gentrifying areas.
—Amanda Nothaft, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
But the 20% threshold applies only to downtown and heavily gentrifying areas.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the nation’s fastest-gentrifying city, Black DC refuses quiet erasure.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
By keeping property taxes in check, these credits reduce tax burdens for low-income homeowners and protect owners in rapidly gentrifying areas.
—Amanda Nothaft, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
But the 20% threshold applies only to downtown and heavily gentrifying areas.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the nation’s fastest-gentrifying city, Black DC refuses quiet erasure.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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