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
  • Very Cherry reclaimed the crown in 2003 and has remained the top seller since, but Buttered Popcorn still commands a devoted following.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Cinnamon ranked third as a top seller in Delaware, Kansas, Nevada, Virginia and Wyoming.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Highlights include children’s Earth Day activities, plant sale, live music, art and dance performance along with food and vendors.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The sauce and dough trade show, running March 24 to March 26, brought together pizza suppliers, vendors, and pizza restaurant owners from around the world.
    James Powel, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Condé Nast Traveler may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Texas retailers will no longer be allowed to sell most smokable hemp products.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • Many of the shopkeepers my family relied on every week were either Tamil or Muslim.
    Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The water will move from one area to the other through the pipelines of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the regional wholesaler that imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Mission Viejo, California, about 49 miles from Los Angeles, will be the home of the wholesaler's first gas station location, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Erik Fleming, who acted as Sangha’s middleman, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 29.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sustainability is a huge focus here, and executive chef Eliano Crespi visited 30 different British farms to select his suppliers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Nike offered another example of a brand that relies on audits to monitor suppliers’ compliance with its code of conduct, the analysis noted.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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