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every September the city of Boston urbanizes a new crop of college students from small towns across the country
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Recent Examples of urbanized
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Over time, the religious event became much more urbanized, and in modern times now uses projectors, LEDs, and even drones to light up the night sky.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
By 2025, Landsat 9 shows nearly double the urbanized land, with over 650 square kilometers of vegetation replaced by urban development.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Where Democrats have previously held onto two strongholds in the state's urbanized Indianapolis and northwest-Indiana regions, their chances of success would plummet in this new map, according to an analysis by PlanScore, a nonprofit that analyzes political maps.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at spurring growth and unity as the nation transformed from a rural, agrarian economy to an urbanized, developed powerhouse.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
As America grew more urbanized, the options for mayhem at times became more dangerous, such as setting fires or pedestrian tripwires.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Opposed by local governments and neighborhood groups, the contentious bill went through 13 separate rounds of amendments that limited the measure’s reach to just eight highly urbanized counties and select transportation stops.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The urbanized third of the island has adapted to tourism, with many traditional houses converted into short-term accommodation for the growing number of tourists escaping the Costa Blanca buzz.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of the Iron Age, Phoenicians set out westwards, searching for valuable natural resources to be brought back and traded in the urbanized world of the eastern Mediterranean.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Over time, the religious event became much more urbanized, and in modern times now uses projectors, LEDs, and even drones to light up the night sky.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
By 2025, Landsat 9 shows nearly double the urbanized land, with over 650 square kilometers of vegetation replaced by urban development.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Where Democrats have previously held onto two strongholds in the state's urbanized Indianapolis and northwest-Indiana regions, their chances of success would plummet in this new map, according to an analysis by PlanScore, a nonprofit that analyzes political maps.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at spurring growth and unity as the nation transformed from a rural, agrarian economy to an urbanized, developed powerhouse.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
As America grew more urbanized, the options for mayhem at times became more dangerous, such as setting fires or pedestrian tripwires.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Opposed by local governments and neighborhood groups, the contentious bill went through 13 separate rounds of amendments that limited the measure’s reach to just eight highly urbanized counties and select transportation stops.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The urbanized third of the island has adapted to tourism, with many traditional houses converted into short-term accommodation for the growing number of tourists escaping the Costa Blanca buzz.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanized
urban
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Designed to bridge the gap between automotive ease and aerospace innovation, the vehicle targets consumers looking for adventure rather than just urban commuting.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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