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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
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
Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas, urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
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
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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
Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas, urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
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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As of February 2025, the government recognized 157,000 startups across India, with than 51% found in mid-sized urban centers known as Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities by population size and development levels.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Conservation is of major concern in this case, as the Aptostichus ramirezae species' habitat is being rapidly eroded and reduced by rising sea levels, urban development and wildfires.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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