monopolist

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Recent Examples of monopolist The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist. ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025 On Monday, the government argued in a landmark antitrust trial that both acquisitions — now considered among the greatest in Silicon Valley history — were the actions of a monopolist guarding his turf. Mike Isaac, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Bottom line Jim said this acquisition does not pose an antitrust threat but may draw regulatory scrutiny because Google was deemed a monopolist by the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden . Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025 In that matter, the FTC sought to restore competition by unwinding an anticompetitive merger of two hospitals that created a regional monopolist in Georgia. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monopolist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
Noun
  • Most importantly, there’s a better balance of power between buyers and sellers than there has been in years.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The craft seller at a roadside market is earning her independence.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The festival also features art vendors, local talent, food trucks and, for kids, face painting, bubbles and bouncy houses.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For example, spyware vendor Saito Tech (formerly Candiru), which has been on the US Commerce Department’s Entity List since 2021, saw new investment by US firm Integrity Partners in 2024.
    Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An industry-wide AI certification program ensures that automotive retailers have a means to develop baseline AI skills for all employees.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kanyinsola adds that the grants that are offered by the organization and relationships with retailers have also been highlights of hers.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
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
  • In the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo, Alain Mukumiro argues in a small wooden hut with a shopkeeper who refuses to take his money.
    JANVIER BARHAHIGA, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
  • White men kidnapped, tortured, shot, and dumped him in a river for whistling at a white shopkeeper.
    Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, the drop was driven by a decline in trade services, a category that reflects retailer and wholesaler profit margins.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lafayette 148 has transitioned from a wholesaler into a primarily direct-to-consumer brand with 26 stores globally, which includes 12 units in North America.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Users skip the middleman and ditch the 48-hour hold.
    Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Harris portrays a free-spirited yet quick-calculating middleman with playful wit.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some are stockpiling ingredients, while others are frantically seeking alternative suppliers.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has been active since 2010, compelling more than 8,000 facilities and suppliers in the United States to report their climate pollution every year, and uses the data to help shape rules to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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