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Recent Examples of urban
This is where, during the Industrial Revolution, a new urban working class was formed and came together to demand rights and representation.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
While participants say the takeovers are a part of urban Southern California car culture, the events have led to numerous deadly crashes and shootings in 2022.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
On a recent episode of Mind the Game, LeBron James‘ new podcast, the two-time NBA MVP opened up about the deep influence Hip-Hop and urban culture had on his formative years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
While participants say the takeovers are a part of urban Southern California car culture, the events have led to numerous deadly crashes and shootings in 2022.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
On a recent episode of Mind the Game, LeBron James‘ new podcast, the two-time NBA MVP opened up about the deep influence Hip-Hop and urban culture had on his formative years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
Adjective
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Her federal salary was about $76,000, which is not high for an expensive market like the New York metropolitan area.—
Julie Appleby,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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The city had the 20th-highest share of cancellations in the country among the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kerf: Kerf makes wooden phone cases and mobile accessories using local wood sourced from Urban Tree.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
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But when a group of local werewolves enrolls at the local high school, tensions once again rise as the town welcomes more monsters.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Max Murray was 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs for the Huskies in the regional quarterfinal series win.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
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Southlake Carroll reached the regional semifinals, where it was eliminated by Denton Guyer, an eventual state runner-up.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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