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
Even in densely urbanized Europe, the wild is accessible, and the van allows us to get closer to places than we could on a conventional hotel vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
That research has shed light on existential threats facing the big cats eking out an existence in an increasingly urbanized landscape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
“In the U.S., which is highly urbanized and there are laws for sanitation, waste management, etc., the prevalence is substantially low,” Chaccour told Salon in a phone interview.
From Salon • May 18, 2025
Communication between southern Mexico and the Andes required either a sea voyage or else a long chain of overland contacts via the narrow, forested, never urbanized Isthmus of Darien.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
