commercialized

Definition of commercializednext
past tense of commercialize
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialized
Verb
  • Two snakes, believed to be cobras, were used in the show, officials said.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Today, the same tools are being used by state actors for geopolitical propaganda.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both of those vulnerabilities were actively exploited in the wild.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Workers put their bodies, livelihoods and lives on the line to oppose employers and governments that exploited physical laborers through inhumane working conditions.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Many hospitals, airports and utility companies hold surplus land that can be leveraged to help address the affordable housing crisis.
    Ryan von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The county expended $19 million of the funds to complete 53 projects protecting more than 1,900 acres and leveraged over $34 million in partnership funds.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Growing up on a farm in Wabasha, Minnesota, one of 18 children, Bea milked cows and attended a one-room schoolhouse during the great depression.
    Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix has milked so much out of that now-instantly recognizable sound.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Commercialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialized. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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