monopolist

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for monopolist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
Noun
  • Jonathan, who was making his Broadway debut, was the bird seller and part of the musical ensemble.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Vancouver Police offers a safe location outside their headquarters where buyers and sellers can meet, according to a police report posted on social media.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Attendees can take advantage of free health screenings, interactive vendors, children’s entertainment, medical equipment demonstrations, giveaways, raffles, free haircuts and guest speakers in a family-friendly environment.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The lawsuit cites four products a furniture vendor agreed to stop providing to an undisclosed competitor because of its low prices.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.
    Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
  • New Sauce The star of Knocked Up, Neighbors, and The Studio just launched a new partnership with the famed Italian-American brand Carbone, which has expanded in recent years beyond its iconic New York City restaurant roots to offer jarred versions of its sauces at retailers nationwide.
    Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Mbesa, the shopkeeper in Mathare, was connected to electricity in 2021 under the Last Mile Connectivity Project.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His father was a shopkeeper, and the family was not wealthy, Ghalibaf wrote in a lengthy autobiography on his official website.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag, a global chemical wholesaler with headquarters in Germany, nearly $67,000 after its Charlotte-area plant broke federal regulations designed to protect people from hazardous waste.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Modern Milkman, also an Ellington business, is the bakery’s biggest wholesaler.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Fire the bankers and cut out the Wall Street middlemen sucking value.
    Drew Warshaw, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Now that movies no longer require big studios and powerful middlemen, money is shifting, too.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Few, aside from the largest suppliers, can afford air conditioning.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, Chief Executive Ricardo Venegas said.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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