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
  • Fort Worth anticipates the sale will generate about $934,800 of which the city will get about $794,000 after paying a fee to a third-party seller.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The sponsorship reach includes Fanatics’ core apparel and merchandise business, which is the world’s largest seller of licensed sports merchandise, and some of the company’s more recent business ventures.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Animal Control contracts an outside vendor, PetData, to handle licensing on its behalf.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Contact retailers for questions about products before ordering.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Get clothing alterations, not just on Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack items, but also from other retailers.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 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
  • Modern Milkman, also an Ellington business, is the bakery’s biggest wholesaler.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Extensive renovations, including equipment and software, are underway, but the store remains open, said Wafa Hussein, a manager at Grocery Hub and daughter of wholesaler Shaker Hussein, part of the new ownership team.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fans of peptides are increasingly cutting out the middleman and ordering directly from gray-market suppliers.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • So, the dealer is kind of like a middleman.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This includes craft workers, as well as management staff with Clark Construction, engineering firms, design teams, fabricators and suppliers.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Most mobile and broadband suppliers have raised charges, while Ofwat, the regulator, has permitted water companies to increase bills to fund infrastructure improvements.
    Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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