urbanized
Example Sentences
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The island’s cities are dense and highly urbanized, making it easy for small stores to capture heavy foot traffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
The country’s east is heavily urbanized, with a population density about 50 times that of Arctic Scandinavia and Finland, where every square mile houses on average five people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
That’s far less than in more urbanized and wealthier counties in the state such as Richland, Greenville, and Beaufort.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey and Lakeshore Park in San Mateo are both enclosed by urbanized channels and harbors, which reduces water flow and allows bacteria to linger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
