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
  • The event has discounts on top brands like Apple, Dyson, Kate Spade, and Ninja, plus Amazon best-sellers and other coveted products.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • In 2025, sellers offered fewer discounts as Trump tariffs slammed their margins — and consumers bought anyway, sending sales up more than 30%.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Cash payments and explosives After the Machados and Matsumura inherited the property, Chee began expanding his business, aiming to become a major wholesaler and importer of fireworks, prosecutors and others have said.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • For that reason, executive travel remains essential for driving high-stakes deals forward, securing major partnerships, connecting with suppliers, and building trust through face-to-face interactions.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
  • What’s not clear is whether the department will eventually use its muscle to coerce builders, suppliers, and property owners into upgrading their sheds and fielding them more sparingly.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026

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

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