Tangible: easily seen or recognized

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“It was a tactile, tangible feeling, and I adored it.” from Fort Greene Dreams By Nelson George

The word used in this quote explains how Fort Greene made Nelson George feel the familiar feeling of home which he recognized and adored immediately.

Skimp: deficient in supply or execution especially through

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“There seems to be no better argument for city planners not to skimp on the urban green spaces than this. People love parks!” from “The Happiest and Saddest Places in New York City, According to Twitter

The author explains how city planners will try their best to include spaces that include nature because people seem to be attracted by it.

Upstaged: toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage

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“I think he might have felt upstaged, because I was amassing this huge photo collection and he wasn’t doing much.” “In The New Yorker”, “Who Knows Brooklyn?”

Merlis claims that since he was progessing at such a fast rate, Manbeck was starting to feel the anxiety and nervousness since he wasn’t doing much work on his collection.

Gentrified: to change (a place, such as an old neighborhood) by improving it and making it more appealing to people who have money.

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“I Do neighborhoods that aren’t, like, all gentrified” from The New Yorker, “Who Knows Brooklyn?”

Brian Merlis is trying to explain how he collects photos from neighborhoods that retain the records from the type of ethnicity of residents.