commercialize

verb

Definition of commercializenext
as in to commodify

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Recent Examples of commercialize White minstrel musicians would either commercialize Black culture (a pattern that persists in popular music) or else perform exaggerated stereotypes of it. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Apple will have to navigate significant supply chain and intellectual property hurdles to commercialize them. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Companies like Observable Space are now racing to commercialize this technology. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Nano Nuclear Energy stock is poised to benefit as the nuclear power provider takes steps to commercialize its micro-modular reactor in the midst of the artificial intelligence power boom, according to Roth Capital Partners. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for commercialize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialize
  1. commodify
  2. use
  3. exploit
  4. leverage
  5. pimp
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  • Model improvements may commodify quickly.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Or will the troves of data being amassed on nonhuman animals be used to further commodify and objectify them?
    — David Gruber, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of commodify
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  • Clay regularly advises organizations on using existential psychology and behavioral science to improve their products, services, and workplace culture.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The little device that could cause big trouble Federal investigators are looking into mini computer devices commonly used by water utilities and other organizations.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of use
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  • With a generation warped by disappointment and frustration, the pressure is mounting to exploit any opening.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The company wants advanced cybersecurity models to strengthen digital defenses by helping security teams identify and fix vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploit
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  • The expansion, leveraging Australian monazite, will deliver key heavy rare earths like terbium and dysprosium by late 2027, while also producing uranium.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At his best, Stearns reads the market well and knows how best to leverage his team’s strengths.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of leverage
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  • Lake recalled Manson allegedly pimping her and the other women and girls in his cult to other adult men and brutally sodomizing her.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Dennis, 32, was sentenced to six years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the pimping charge, court records show.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Definition of pimp

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