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Recent Examples of democratize
Founded in 2018, the nonprofit seeks to democratize creative opportunity and reimagine community theater by presenting a monthly showcase of three 12-minute plays, all written, developed and performed within that same four-week cycle.
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Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Tech companies argue that rapid adoption of AI coding tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot will democratize coding, allowing those with little to no technical skills to build products by prompting AI systems in natural language.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
This would be a simple yet transformative policy change that would democratize solar access, creating cleaner and cheaper electricity for all.
—Calvin Ball, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
By Yazhou Sun, Bloomberg One of OpenAI’s top executives defended the company’s addition of ads to its popular chatbot ChatGPT as a way to democratize access to artificial intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Tech companies argue that rapid adoption of AI coding tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot will democratize coding, allowing those with little to no technical skills to build products by prompting AI systems in natural language.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
This would be a simple yet transformative policy change that would democratize solar access, creating cleaner and cheaper electricity for all.
—Calvin Ball, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
By Yazhou Sun, Bloomberg One of OpenAI’s top executives defended the company’s addition of ads to its popular chatbot ChatGPT as a way to democratize access to artificial intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democratize
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Gold bullion coins are government-issued, standardized in weight and purity, and recognized by dealers worldwide.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Instead of bespoke missions, NASA plans to standardize systems and increase launch cadence, targeting annual Moon landings after 2027 and eventually aiming for missions every six months.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s top joint military command spokesperson signaled that oil markets will remain volatile, warning prices won’t normalize until regional stability is secured under its military control, Reuters reported.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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This finding matches with prior research, carried out in lab mice and rats, which has found that long-term methylphenidate treatment in juvenile animals normalizes some abnormalities in dopamine-rich brain regions.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jones said the redistricting equalized the election race in communities new to the district, potentially giving an edge to a new, anti-establishment candidate.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Thorns answered six minutes later when Pietra Tordin followed through with her initial shot, which ricocheted off the right post to equalize the match.—
Amanda Vogt,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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With a new legalization program that aims to regularize half a million migrants already living there, Spain is proving that immigration is a strategic investment, not a police matter.—
Tania Navarro,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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In her conversations with small-business owners, Higgins learned that some have been forced to reduce staff or lay off employees because several of their workers were TPS beneficiaries or were in the process of regularizing their paperwork.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable, North American aesthetic.—
Conrad Kickert,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Though denim fashion has homogenized over the past several seasons, Nauman Ahmad, Soorty’s head of product development and business development, sees a growing appetite for novelties.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Democratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democratize. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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