commercialize

verb

Definition of commercializenext
as in to commodify

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Recent Examples of commercialize Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, or AFFOA, was established in 2016 to commercialize functional fibers and fabrics, expand domestic production capabilities and develop a specialized workforce. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 Freenome is poised to broadly commercialize its cancer-screening services this fall, giving it significantly more room to run, according to Jefferies. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 As Chinese robotics companies compete to commercialize humanoid machines, investors are increasingly looking for evidence that these systems can move reliably in real-world environments rather than perform scripted demonstrations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 But the initial success of the X1 demonstrator does not mean Heart Aerospace is planning to commercialize an all-electric aircraft. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 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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  • 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
  • Model improvements may commodify quickly.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of commodify
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  • Researchers have developed a new vision algorithm that lets humanoid robots perceive depth more like humans, using two forward-facing eyes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, The Financial Times appended a note to a guest column after readers questioned whether it was written using AI.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of use
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  • Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Other Surrealists, meanwhile, seemed to take from animals a license to exploit other (generally female) bodies, as in Clovis Trouille’sJustine(1937), in which both a naked female figure and a lion are bound and captive.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploit
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  • By contrast, Meta Platforms has strengthened its core advertising business and boosted user engagement across Facebook and Instagram platforms by leveraging AI models.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Agent of Change award is bestowed on artists who leverage their platform to transform communities and inspire new generations.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of leverage
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  • Robinson was originally convicted of one felony count of human trafficking and one felony count of pimping in November 2023 for allegedly trafficking a 22-year-old woman against her will, prosecutors said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pimp

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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialize. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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