as in urban
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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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Herrera pulled the Suburban to a stop west of the Santa Teresa port of entry, in a stretch of desert far from the urban footprint of Sunland Park.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 May 2025 -
The urban infill project next to a Walmart shopping center near Interstate 5 and state Route 78 is called Lagoon Pacific.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Urbanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanized. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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