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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
Judge Amit Mehta ruled last year that Google illegally monopolized online search and advertising by paying companies like Apple and Samsung billions of dollars a year to install Google as the default search engine on smartphones and web browsers.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The nuts in particular could travel well and were highly prized in China, India, and Europe for more than a millennia before the Dutch monopolized the Spice Islands in the early seventeenth century.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Google’s own fate is up in the air as a federal judge weighs what remedies should follow from the 2024 ruling that Google had illegally monopolized the search market.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The nuts in particular could travel well and were highly prized in China, India, and Europe for more than a millennia before the Dutch monopolized the Spice Islands in the early seventeenth century.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Google’s own fate is up in the air as a federal judge weighs what remedies should follow from the 2024 ruling that Google had illegally monopolized the search market.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
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And like other cruciferous vegetables, broccolini contains compounds that may interfere with thyroid function in people with thyroid disorders, particularly when consumed raw or in excess.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Among those who consumed the sweeteners, the highest group had an average of 191 milligrams per day, while the lowest group consumed an average of 20 milligrams.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The other is later on in the movie as Judy, who shows signs of clairvoyance and a connection to the supernatural like her mom, becomes possessed by the entity haunting the Smurls.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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So is the demon that possessed David Glatzel, Jessica, and Arne Johnson the same demon that possesses Annabelle?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Savage is a former child star who had his breakout role in the 1987 film The Princess Bride.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Brazzell had another touchdown later in the game on a hook-and-lateral in the fourth.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The store, owned by Spencer Allen and Tracy Quigley, sells plants, hydroponics kits, vintage books, and handmade items.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The requirement for Staveley to clarify her intentions is because of the fact that 13 per cent of the shares in Tottenham Hotspur Limited — those not owned by ENIC — are in theory publicly tradable.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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