as in consumed
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 monopolized
In colonial India, the British monopolized the sale of salt, making this basic necessity unaffordable for many.
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Zehra Jumabhoy,
Artforum,
25 June 2026
The federal government and dozens of states initially filed an antitrust complaint against Live Nation in 2024, alleging that the company had monopolized the live entertainment industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.
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Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
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
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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ABC News,
2 May 2026
The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Brown compared the case to ones faced by Apple and Alphabet , which alleged the two tech titans had monopolized internet search engines.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
Zehra Jumabhoy,
Artforum,
25 June 2026
The federal government and dozens of states initially filed an antitrust complaint against Live Nation in 2024, alleging that the company had monopolized the live entertainment industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.
—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
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
The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.
—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Brown compared the case to ones faced by Apple and Alphabet , which alleged the two tech titans had monopolized internet search engines.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
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But while the creative component has consumed the conversation around AI in advertising, the most lucrative changes from AI are likely on the other end of the process — where the technology is disrupting how people buy the products advertisers want to sell.
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As long as billions of dollars are consumed by obligations from decades past, taxpayers will keep spending more while students see less of the benefit.
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Mostly because one of them is possessed by a dark spirit.
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Shortly before the Microsoft researchers published their CAPTCHA finding, a Stanford psychologist named Michal Kosinski had posted a paper documenting that GPT-4 possessed this capability—even though it hadn’t been intentionally engineered into the machine.
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Swept away The high altitude in Denver can cause certain pitch types to go awry, but Gray had the benefit of being able to mix and match from his expansive repertoire.
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He's also made three career trips to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and had postseason career highs with nine assists and points in 20 games in 2022, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup.
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The Reinsdorf family, which has owned the Chicago Bulls since 1985, will retain controlling interest in the franchise, and both the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families hold majority stakes in the United Center.
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She is accused of fraudulently representing that the practice was owned by a licensed dentist in order to enroll with Medicaid and forging a licensed dentist’s signature on enrollment paperwork, prosecutors said.
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“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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