commodifying

present participle of commodify
as in exploiting
disapproving to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold Do we really want to commodify our water supply? I feel like our culture is being commodified.

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  • By exploiting quantum states that resist thermalization, their new approach converts waste heat into electricity more effectively than conventional methods, surpassing traditional thermodynamic limits.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Programs like the Black Beauty AI Challenge show there is a path forward where AI works with culture instead of exploiting it.
    Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • He was hit with a massive $50,000 fine for verbally abusing officials back in 2023, and he was slapped with a $14,000 fine for a violent gesture during a game against the Buffalo Bills last season.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump was accused in that trial of abusing power by withholding aid to Ukraine to pressure its government to investigate then-former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • There is immense interest in manipulating these phase transformations and retaining superior electro-optic properties down to liquid helium temperature, according to the study published in Advanced Materials.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Basically, this discovery could inform future therapeutic strategies aimed at manipulating the gut microbiome for human health.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Commodifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodifying. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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