as in to consume
to have complete control over
it is illegal in the United States to monopolize an entire industry you shouldn't monopolize the exercise equipment while others are waiting to use it
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Recent Examples of monopolize
Now imagine a world where energy, one of the most critical drivers of modern conflict, is abundant, locally produced and impossible to monopolize.
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Thais Lopez Vogel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Unlike the NFL, NBA and MLB, a handful of NHL teams are intimately involved in running the youth levels of their sports in their regions – perhaps none more than the Dallas Stars.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
On one side was Continental and Northwest, which claimed larger rival American Airlines had illegally lowered fares to monopolize certain markets.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Imagine a world where energy is monopolized by authoritarian states with lunar infrastructure, while the U.S., once the pioneer of space, is left dependent or obsolete.
—Avery Padraic Kerrigan, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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Thais Lopez Vogel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Unlike the NFL, NBA and MLB, a handful of NHL teams are intimately involved in running the youth levels of their sports in their regions – perhaps none more than the Dallas Stars.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
On one side was Continental and Northwest, which claimed larger rival American Airlines had illegally lowered fares to monopolize certain markets.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Imagine a world where energy is monopolized by authoritarian states with lunar infrastructure, while the U.S., once the pioneer of space, is left dependent or obsolete.
—Avery Padraic Kerrigan, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolize
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Every yes consumes capacity that could have gone to something else.—
Andrea Hill,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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And for the first time, his mind wasn’t consumed with basketball.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Pigs possess proteins and genes sufficiently different from humans to trigger rejection.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Local officials may also prosecute people for illegally possessing unregistered rifles and shotguns.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Some of the bathrooms and bedrooms hadn’t been renovated since the home was first built, and Saba — who has a background in fashion design — had some ideas on how to liven up the interior.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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By now, it can be said to have its own long history.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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