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
Particle sued Epic for allegedly defaming Particle and illegally monopolizing the market for electronic health records.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
If the only free parking in Balboa Park were to be the roughly 3,000 spaces in the zoo’s three large lots, budget-minded visitors to other parts of the park could monopolize those spots and make parking near the zoo quite difficult.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Automakers are using advances in vehicle technology to monopolize the repair ecosystem, placing systems and data needed for repairs under lock and key and shutting out any competition.
—Dwayne Myers, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The book also casts a gimlet eye at wealth and privilege in the person of Mortimer Cropper, the Randolph Ash scholar from New Mexico who uses his massive funding to monopolize all artifacts related to Ash.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
If the only free parking in Balboa Park were to be the roughly 3,000 spaces in the zoo’s three large lots, budget-minded visitors to other parts of the park could monopolize those spots and make parking near the zoo quite difficult.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Automakers are using advances in vehicle technology to monopolize the repair ecosystem, placing systems and data needed for repairs under lock and key and shutting out any competition.
—Dwayne Myers, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The book also casts a gimlet eye at wealth and privilege in the person of Mortimer Cropper, the Randolph Ash scholar from New Mexico who uses his massive funding to monopolize all artifacts related to Ash.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolize
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Fans are already consuming an increasing number of clips captured on other viewers’ phones, offering unique angles of game-changing plays or gnarly injuries mixed with the fan reactions that make those moments so compelling.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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An Oktoberfest board includes a sausage, two soft pretzels, cheese sauce, German mustard, sauerkraut and radi, or German radish that is typically consumed with beer.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This partnership is also emblematic of a broader industry trend toward revitalizing mid-tier and smaller American shipyards, which possess the agility to adapt to new types of naval platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Teams have caught up on Mike McDaniel’s playcalling In the first two seasons of Dolphins coach McDaniel’s tenure as head coach the Dolphins possessed one of the NFL’s most dynamic offenses.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Before the outbreak this year, state records showed that Arizona did not have more than 46 measles cases in a year since 1991, according to the newspaper.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump does have a long history of suing media companies, including a handful of successful lawsuits filed on the 2024 campaign trail and since entering office in January.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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