˜yÐÄvlog

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gentrified

[ jen-truh-fahyd ]

adjective

  1. very or excessively refined or elegant.
  2. subjected to gentrification.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gentrified1

First recorded in 1975–80; gentrify + -ed 2
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“I hope it doesn’t just turn into some gentrified market or something,†she said.

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He is concerned that individuals buying homes for a $1 may lead to areas being gentrified, which results in general rent levels being “jacked up†and people on lower incomes being “pushed outâ€.

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A seven-story boulder on federal land has become a tinderbox of tensions over who gets to enjoy this patch of Mojave Desert, which has rapidly gentrified since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In Portland, Ore., for example, as formerly working- and middle-class neighborhoods gentrified, small bungalows were ripped down and replaced by large McMansions.

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Middle-class families have moved to more affluent neighborhoods, and some areas are becoming gentrified, with gated communities sitting next to slums.

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