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
The recent weakness comes after a federal judge ruled that Alphabet’s Google illegally monopolized some online advertising technology markets, the latest example of an aggressive antitrust posture coming out of Washington.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Meta Platforms faces trial over allegations of illegally monopolizing social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
India’s remaining Muslims protected themselves by forging an alliance with the Congress Party—Gandhi and Nehru’s group, which monopolized national politics for fifty years.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
On Monday, Google will square off against the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in a Washington court room over what changes the judge will order to prevent the company from monopolizing the online search market.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Meta Platforms faces trial over allegations of illegally monopolizing social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
India’s remaining Muslims protected themselves by forging an alliance with the Congress Party—Gandhi and Nehru’s group, which monopolized national politics for fifty years.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
On Monday, Google will square off against the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in a Washington court room over what changes the judge will order to prevent the company from monopolizing the online search market.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolize
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Older people have been hearing about heart health from their doctors for years, and data show that smoking weed and consuming edibles can have catastrophic cardiovascular effects.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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LinkedIn has become essential for business development, but traditional LinkedIn networking approaches consume hours without guaranteed returns.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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James Gabbert/Getty Images The Context Texas law allows people with a license to conceal carry a gun and to possess that gun on college campuses.—
Sophie Clark
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Drew cited that Formula E eco-friendly car racing now has 500 million fans as an example.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Their most recent release, Hop, earned them the distinction of being the first artist to have their first six charting albums debut at No. 1, according to Billboard.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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