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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urban
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The new law rolls back California’s landmark environmental review law to exempt urban apartment developments, an idea once considered a legislative third rail.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025 -
The 1995 Chicago heat wave caused a paradigm shift that changed the nation’s approach to urban heat waves.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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