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
In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Meta, accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the personal social networking market through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Ryan Cormier, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department and more than three dozen state attorneys general sued Live Nation in 2024, alleging the US’s largest concert promoter and ticketing service illegally monopolized the market for live events.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Altenar contends that Sportradar has violated the Sherman Act by attempting to monopolize via refusal to deal.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Cormier, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department and more than three dozen state attorneys general sued Live Nation in 2024, alleging the US’s largest concert promoter and ticketing service illegally monopolized the market for live events.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Altenar contends that Sportradar has violated the Sherman Act by attempting to monopolize via refusal to deal.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolize
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What mattered was the relationship between the people creating the content and the audience consuming it.—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other users invited her to connect on platforms like TikTok or private chats on Discord, and Seitz thinks Audree consumed this kind of content off and on until her death.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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For now, both appear to have the edge over Gil, as Weathers and Warren possess more competitive stuff.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the architect of this operational machine, Cook possessed the unique authority and insight required to overhaul it.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The bank had around $50 billion in exposure to private credit in the first quarter, part of its broader lending to non-bank financial institutions, according to Reuters.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Aged 33, the Belgian still has plenty of years ahead of him but in Friday night’s semi-final against PSG, Navarro showed the future is bright in that position for the Spanish club.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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