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commercialize

verb

Definition of commercializenext
as in to commodify

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Recent Examples of commercialize Thrive Capital declined to comment when asked if they had been made aware of FIFA’s plans to commercialize an Under-15 tournament. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The company announced potential overseas robotaxi ​deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles on Tuesday just as fellow autonomous driving firms fight to commercialize robotaxi services abroad. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Yet in the global race to develop and commercialize advanced therapies, Europe has been steadily losing ground. — Kimberley Jane Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In January 2025, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a pair of private moon landers with experiments and even a tiny rover as part of NASA's push to commercialize lunar exploration. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commercialize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialize
  1. commodify
  2. use
  3. exploit
  4. leverage
  5. pimp
Verb
  • In IconArrows pointing outwards The knock on Apple for years was that tech-device margins always evaporate, smartphones would commodify, etc.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Prediction market platforms have exploded in popularity in recent years, facing condemnation from lawmakers and others who argue the sites commodify human suffering and, in some cases, incentivize wrongdoing.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of commodify
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  • The Saudis have since used the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which leads out of the Red Sea, for crude oil exports.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Leaders on this path are using AI to increase the capabilities of their marketing teams and expand what talented people can accomplish.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of use
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  • Exposing a weakness The Cowboys have their own major offensive injury that the Giants could exploit.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Houthi campaign is clearly designed to exploit new Saudi vulnerabilities.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploit
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  • This sort of use of AI is not unique to Iran, nor to the way adversaries have been leveraging cyber capabilities for military purposes and to gain greater situational awareness, Shah and others said.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge is making the economics of working locally in Canada, including leveraging currency savings and tax credits, to allow for international exploitation.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of leverage
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  • The three were charged with crimes including pimping and pandering, money laundering, and tax and payroll fraud, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Bronx gunman wanted for killing an ex-con who had served time for pimping out girls returned to the crime scene two days later and was busted, police said Wednesday.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of pimp

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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialize. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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