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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  • The New York Times Magazine published a critique yesterday of two documentaries that have recently been released about the use of child influencers, raising the potential that the projects may potentially be re-exploiting them.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Where United can hurt Lyon is by exploiting their defensive instability.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Just as manipulating actuality is the soul of cinema, playing with subjectivity is the soul of AI as an artistic medium.
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Biohacking sales isn’t about manipulating people.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Commodifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodifying. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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