monopolist

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Recent Examples of monopolist 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 The Department of Justice is demanding that corrective measures be imposed after its antitrust case against Google found the tech giant to be a monopolist in general search. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 July 2025 Musk’s goal wasn’t to achieve the banal status of monopolist. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 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
  • Global funds remain net sellers of shares, while heavy bond issuance continues to weigh on debt markets.
    Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Rockwood Capital was the seller of the 16-acre tech campus, which totals 289,000 square feet, according to the public documents.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Over 170 artists and vendors line the streets.
    Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Sunday’s festivities included a community yoga session on the new lawn and the Sunny Side Up Market featuring local vendors.
    Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Buy it direct from Browne Family Vineyards’ online shop (or check their retailer locator).
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 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
  • Meanwhile, local shopkeepers sell everything from home décor to fine art, and restaurants range from cheery cafes to moody pubs.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In an enduring alliance between the bazaaris and the Shiite Muslim clergy in Iran, the shopkeepers have played a crucial role as kingmakers across Iran’s history.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Sepulveda Feeder Pump Stations Project will allow the region’s water wholesaler — the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — to divert water from the Colorado River and Diamond Valley Lake to communities that normally rely on State Water Project supplies.
    City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Ma rates the stock outperform, noting that while there are concerns around Costco’s ability to sustain its membership fee income growth, the wholesaler has other levers at its disposal.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The bill also drew opposition from the Florida Retail Federation, which represents pharmacies, and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which represents pharmacy benefit managers, which act as sort of middlemen with insurers, pharmacies and drug companies.
    News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Utilities are increasingly reluctant to arrange grid connection deals with middlemen like real estate firms, preferring to deal directly with the tech companies.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Yet the primary data required for compliance—fiber origin, material composition, chemical inputs—are generated and held upstream by suppliers and processors.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), along with a cruise ship supplier, filed a lawsuit in early September challenging state tax and county finance officials in the Aloha State, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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