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Recent Examples of urbanize
As cities urbanize and increase in density, more buildings and underground utilities become spaces for rats, and more food becomes available for rodents to eat.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Many cities have pushed back, arguing that so many more homes will more rapidly urbanize their suburban communities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
When Margarita Lugo de Castillo first started selling food from an outdoor stall here in 1945, this area had just begun to urbanize.
—Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
But more Chinese people are frequently swapping soup and noodle dishes for salads and sandwiches as the country urbanizes and growing numbers find employment in the private sector.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Many cities have pushed back, arguing that so many more homes will more rapidly urbanize their suburban communities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
When Margarita Lugo de Castillo first started selling food from an outdoor stall here in 1945, this area had just begun to urbanize.
—Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
But more Chinese people are frequently swapping soup and noodle dishes for salads and sandwiches as the country urbanizes and growing numbers find employment in the private sector.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanize
civilize
Verb
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Biking in Copenhagen is civilized—collective pressure ensures hand signals and other forms of etiquette are strictly adhered to.—
Tamara Shopsin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
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These facts, in turn, were wielded as evidence for the need of a civilizing Christian influence.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Urbanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanize. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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