gentrified
adjective
gen·tri·fied
ˈjen-trə-ˌfīd 
: having undergone gentrification
gentrified neighborhoods/homes
The orange and white city buses winding slowly up the steep grade of Cortland Avenue follow a route between the gentrified west side of the hill—with its small but carefully manicured homes and gardens—and the more unkempt east side, a swath of low-income houses and apartments near freeways and industrial sites.—
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The hippest new Italian-Indian fusion restaurant in a gentrified neighborhood near you will be bustling with couples come Saturday night.
—Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Crown Heights became more gentrified, with boutique shops, restaurants and cocktail bars replacing sneaker shops, empty storefronts and psychics.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Meanwhile, in a gentrified neighborhood where the limited options for child care are expensive, parents reacted to Rosemount’s announcement with a mix of frustration and sadness.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Over the years, the city became safer, more gentrified and, to Ms. Gottfried, less visually interesting.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Crown Heights became more gentrified, with boutique shops, restaurants and cocktail bars replacing sneaker shops, empty storefronts and psychics.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Meanwhile, in a gentrified neighborhood where the limited options for child care are expensive, parents reacted to Rosemount’s announcement with a mix of frustration and sadness.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Over the years, the city became safer, more gentrified and, to Ms. Gottfried, less visually interesting.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Gentrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrified. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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