urbanized 1 of 2

past tense of urbanize
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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urbanized

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adjective

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Recent Examples of urbanized
Verb
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
Adjective
  • This is the urban utopia that Democrats were celebrating.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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