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Recent Examples of monopolist
So not only did Google walk away with a slap on the wrist—this opinion also propped up another monopolist, Apple, that is currently getting sued by the very same DOJ.
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Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
As opposed to a monopolist with Chrome, Google has been adapting it to a future that in no way resembles the present.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the wrongest would-be train monopolist George Russell has ever been, and that’s saying something for a man who fired the one person who knows all his business secrets.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Which brings me back to Musk, whose businesses are fast becoming among the government’s largest contract monopolists.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
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Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
As opposed to a monopolist with Chrome, Google has been adapting it to a future that in no way resembles the present.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the wrongest would-be train monopolist George Russell has ever been, and that’s saying something for a man who fired the one person who knows all his business secrets.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Which brings me back to Musk, whose businesses are fast becoming among the government’s largest contract monopolists.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
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Now, digital agents are representing human users and making purchases online, prompting sellers to reconfigure their businesses to better serve agents that read descriptions of products rather than look at photos to decide what to buy.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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By the way, the pattern for IPOs is that the high options premiums that exist early on tend to wane, so if buying SPCX early was the key for buyers of the stock, the better edge for options sellers is to start early.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Earlier this year the company was the focus of a slew of negative media reports regarding delays in both vendor and supplier payments and its financial reporting obligations with Australia’s corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.—
Patty Huntington,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
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From manufacturers and farmers to retailers and exporters, businesses across the country benefit when goods move reliably through a modern, unconstrained network.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
Noun
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But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Although competition among storekeepers can be fierce, Mateo sees U.B.A. as a marketplace of ideas.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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Additionally, the past few years have not been easy for many brick-and-mortar shops as business has pivoted toward online shopping and rapid-delivery services, and some shopkeepers oppose the incursion of the parklets into their storefronts and street parking.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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In 2012, drought was building, and San Diego CWA largely relied on a single wholesaler, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, for its water purchases.—
Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Costco, the discount wholesaler, is the most challenging.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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In simple terms, MPPT is an electronic middleman that constantly monitors the solar panel’s voltage and current, then adjusts the electrical load so the panel keeps operating near its most efficient point as sunlight changes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
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The court heard that Carpuic was a middleman tasked with facilitating payment — which never came — and recruiting someone to film the fires.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Officials in Germany have also broken up plots targeting the head of a German weapons supplier to Ukraine and a Ukrainian military official.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Technologies that digitize shelf conditions create the real-time visibility needed to power everything else—analytics, inventory management, allocation, pricing and even supplier collaboration.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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