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
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
The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 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
Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, protecting its position through pressure and leverage, jurors in Manhattan federal court found Wednesday.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The complaint, initially brought by the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in 2024, claimed Live Nation monopolized the industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
States suing Live Nation allege the company has illegally monopolized the market for primary tickets.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 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
The official pointed to the outcome of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, in which the judge sided with the agency in finding that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 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
Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, protecting its position through pressure and leverage, jurors in Manhattan federal court found Wednesday.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The complaint, initially brought by the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in 2024, claimed Live Nation monopolized the industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
States suing Live Nation allege the company has illegally monopolized the market for primary tickets.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 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
The official pointed to the outcome of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, in which the judge sided with the agency in finding that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
Verb
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Vermeer, in short, grew up in a world where the living consumed the departed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But as Dhillon continues to stumble in court, online content is the primary medium by which her work is designed to be consumed.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Connor and Blunt appear to play characters that are possessed by aliens.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Shoshani said the group, which before the war possessed between 150,000 and 200,000 rockets and missiles, still has the ability to fire into Israel.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The military had recourse to Claude via a drop-down menu in a workflow package, the Maven Smart System, which gathers, synthesizes, and streamlines intelligence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Shari Nijman, a UNCHR communication officer in Cox’s Bazar, said Wednesday that the agency had no other updates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Alokozay's extended family owned three properties in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Attorney Richard Anderson, petitioner of the annexation request, said the property, owned by Hobart Property Holdings LLC, will be earmarked for industrial use.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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