globalize
verb
glob·al·ize
ˈglō-bə-ˌlīz 
globalized; globalizing
: to make global
especially
: to make worldwide in scope or application
globalize a company's operations
Examples of globalize in a Sentence
The economy has become globalized.
The company is planning to globalize.
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The person who threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado last month: that’s what globalizing the intifada looks like.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
What had been an intensely local campaign that was unusual by today’s political standards quickly became, well, globalized.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
The latter is a step towards globalizing the sport and bringing technological innovation to the mother continent.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The format is globalizing, with $1.2 billion projected globally in 2025 outside China.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
What had been an intensely local campaign that was unusual by today’s political standards quickly became, well, globalized.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
The latter is a step towards globalizing the sport and bringing technological innovation to the mother continent.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The format is globalizing, with $1.2 billion projected globally in 2025 outside China.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for globalize
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“Globalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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