as in to commodify
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Recent Examples of commercialize
Katharine did give us the foundational science, even if her version of the glass was too soft to commercialize.
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Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The company said the split — with the new firm dedicated to discovery and BioNTech gearing up to commercialize its medicines — could add more value for shareholders.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
But Uber got a long way into its development by kind of taking something that a company was doing sort of for itself, sort of for its customers, not thinking that hard about how to commercialize it and built a giant business on top of that.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The company said the split — with the new firm dedicated to discovery and BioNTech gearing up to commercialize its medicines — could add more value for shareholders.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
But Uber got a long way into its development by kind of taking something that a company was doing sort of for itself, sort of for its customers, not thinking that hard about how to commercialize it and built a giant business on top of that.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialize
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And graffiti is fascinating, partially because it’s always been way harder to commodify than rap music.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trying to commodify it in fragments misses the point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The Jaguars used their first pick of the NFL draft to land the blocking tight end Friday night, grabbing him in the second round with the 56th selection.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The department’s news release about the fire included a reminder for drivers to use caution when pulling over near dry grass or vegetation.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Vanessa Beecroft was a canary in the coal mine, merging, subverting, and exploiting art, fashion, money, and spectacle.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Rays’ way also has led some teams to adjust their positioning, which can open up other holes to be exploited.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The criminal complaint says Mafi leveraged her contacts within the government to settle a property dispute over an inheritance from her late father and to get her son out of his mandatory military service.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Pricing, routing, and supply disruptions are leveraged to shape political outcomes, test alliances, and fund parallel financial systems.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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He has been charged with human trafficking of a minor, pimping a child, and pandering, with an offense date range that covers an eight-month period, starting last August, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Adams County Sheriff's Office Allen was on probation for a felony drug possession case when the pimping investigation was launched.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialize. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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