popularize
verb
Examples of popularize in a Sentence
Mark Jackson, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Swedes popularized the buffet in America with a revolving smorgasbord at the 1939 World’s Fair.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Beyond religious rituals, commercial celebrations of Easter have popularized the holiday's symbols of the eggs, chicks and, of course, the Easter Bunny.
—USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
The trend was popularized by Morgpie, a creator known for pushing the boundaries of Twitch’s streaming policies.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
At a position where many players are labeled as divas, Allen became known as The Captain, a label Chargers broadcasters popularized.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
The song sounds like the sort of late-night-vibe, hip-hop-adjacent, alternative R&B popularized by acts like 6lack, Brent Faiyaz, and Bryson Tiller at its most minimalist.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Miguel, who records solely in Spanish, was the best-selling Latin artist of the '90s and is credited with popularizing the bolero genre in the mainstream.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
Created as a joke by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer in 2013, Dogecoin features the likeness of the Shiba Inu dog popularized in the Doge meme.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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