commercialized

Definition of commercializednext
past tense of commercialize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialized
Verb
  • With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Regardless of their work ethic, intellect and creativity, capital has always exploited them but never been willing to partner with them.
    Jacob Walthour, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In recent years, Middle East funds have leveraged their trillion-dollar valuations to take stakes in a range of sports, media and tech properties.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Hackers have already leveraged Anthropic’s tools to enable more sophisticated and autonomous attacks.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 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 9 Apr. 2026.

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