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
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Being named a first-team All-American is difficult, particularly at quarterback, where one player can monopolize the selections.
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Henson, who does a lot with a character that doesn’t monopolize the spotlight, touches little Zonia’s hair or steals a subtle glance at her now and then.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Being named a first-team All-American is difficult, particularly at quarterback, where one player can monopolize the selections.
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Henson, who does a lot with a character that doesn’t monopolize the spotlight, touches little Zonia’s hair or steals a subtle glance at her now and then.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolize
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According to the lawsuit, the child consumed the kofta at The Kebab Shop on Los Feliz Boulevard on or about April 1.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Goldman Sachs forecasts a 24-fold increase in token consumption by 2030, reaching 120 quadrillion tokens per month, as agentic AI systems replace single-prompt interactions with multi-step tasks that consume orders of magnitude more compute per query.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Those who possess a basic awareness of Irish history will grasp the tragedy of Tomás’s desperate optimism.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Fertitta possesses various options, including asset sales or real estate monetization, to manage potential debt concerns.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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For families This is a rather adult hotel, though parents traveling with kids should look into the apartments—the two-bedroom options all have two single beds in the smaller rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Firefighters had to cut open the metal drop box to extinguish the fire, and numerous ballots inside were damaged, some charred beyond recognition.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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