as in to commodify
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Recent Examples of commercialize
Air taxi firms are racing to secure approvals and commercialize air taxi aircraft to meet the growing demand for faster and more sustainable urban transportation.
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David Shepardson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Other Premier League teams have followed, carving their women’s teams out from the men’s side to commercialize them separately, including Aston Villa and Everton FC.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the larger body-positivity movement had grown more commercialized.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
However, the project will not be commercialized in any way as Showrunner has not obtained the rights from Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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David Shepardson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Other Premier League teams have followed, carving their women’s teams out from the men’s side to commercialize them separately, including Aston Villa and Everton FC.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the larger body-positivity movement had grown more commercialized.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
However, the project will not be commercialized in any way as Showrunner has not obtained the rights from Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialize
Verb
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Trying to commodify it in fragments misses the point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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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
Verb
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Little kids will enjoy its pre-programmed songs and dances, while older kids can use a smart app to program new movement patterns and routines.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Based on a true story, an aristocrat close to the Viceroy of New Spain begins a series of murders in 1637 Mexico City, exploiting his status to avoid justice.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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These days, Howard has become a huge defensive liability, and the Rams made sure to exploit him.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kimmel’s return demonstrated average Americans do still have power, when leveraged together.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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With a 53-47 GOP majority, Democrats are leveraging their votes to demand negotiation.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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That deal dropped three charges of human trafficking and five additional counts of pimping from his case.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Evans, a Stockton resident, has prior pimping convictions from 2017, in Santa Clara County, and 2021, in San Joaquin County, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialize. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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