as in civilized
to accustom to the ways of the city
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
Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The agreement will ensure the land is never developed and remains a refuge of natural beauty in the urbanized county, River Field President and CEO Kristin Faurest said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
Japan has long had a declining population, and that is increasingly urbanized in a handful of dense metro areas.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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But many dissidents felt profoundly ambivalent toward a society that, despite having become better educated and more urbanized, was also more dependent than ever on the state.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The agreement will ensure the land is never developed and remains a refuge of natural beauty in the urbanized county, River Field President and CEO Kristin Faurest said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
Japan has long had a declining population, and that is increasingly urbanized in a handful of dense metro areas.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanized
urban
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Much like country music’s ever-evolving dance with urban cultural influences, the very stage where Bill Monroe birthed bluegrass, Dolly Parton made her Grand Ole Opry debut, Johnny Cash kicked out the footlights and George Jones etched his legend has undergone a transformation of its own.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Matsui’s 7th District would keep downtown and midtown Sacramento as its urban anchor.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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