industrialization
noun
in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion
in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.
Industrialization and modern insect control have improved the quality of life around the globe, but they have also added some 100,000 chemical compounds that, some scientists worry, could affect the health of people and wildlife.—
Hannah Fairfield
Hannah FairfieldInvestors became convinced that growing global demand for energy, the industrialization of China and India and the lack of spare production capacity would keep crude prices surging ever upward.—A. Gary Shilling
A. Gary ShillingTelevision, like industrialization and democracy, was slow to arrive in Italy, coming in 1954, several years after it was introduced in the US.—Alexander Stille
Alexander StilleExamples of industrialization in a Sentence
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The characters remain the same, but rampant industrialization and consumerism strain the relationship.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
While industrialization eventually made enslaved labor less profitable by the mid- and late-1800s, whaling had already eroded slavery’s economic and social foundations decades earlier.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Following the devastation of World War II, rapid industrialization in Europe and Japan led to soaring demand for energy, steel and other vital commodities.
—Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Rapid industrialization and urbanization had created a host of issues, including poverty, domestic abuse, poor working conditions in factories and political corruption.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
While industrialization eventually made enslaved labor less profitable by the mid- and late-1800s, whaling had already eroded slavery’s economic and social foundations decades earlier.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Following the devastation of World War II, rapid industrialization in Europe and Japan led to soaring demand for energy, steel and other vital commodities.
—Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Rapid industrialization and urbanization had created a host of issues, including poverty, domestic abuse, poor working conditions in factories and political corruption.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for industrialization
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“Industrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialization. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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