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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of monopolized
After prohibition, a few producers monopolized beer for decades.
—
Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
After a judge ruled in August 2024 that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search, the Justice Department argued it should be required to sell off its Chrome browser.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
In the last five years, pop-punk and emo music has experienced one hell of a resurgence that has been celebrated, critiqued, and monopolized extensively.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission had argued that Meta illegally monopolized the social networking market.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department brought an antitrust case against Google in 2023, alleging that the company had monopolized the advertising technology market.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
The state inquiry, which is in its early, information-gathering stages, comes on the heels of a USA TODAY investigation in August that revealed how the professional sports franchise monopolized every level of amateur hockey in Texas, from preschoolers to adults.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Yes, that’s three holidays in a row that will be monopolized by hours of Stranger Things content.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
After a judge ruled in August 2024 that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search, the Justice Department argued it should be required to sell off its Chrome browser.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
In the last five years, pop-punk and emo music has experienced one hell of a resurgence that has been celebrated, critiqued, and monopolized extensively.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission had argued that Meta illegally monopolized the social networking market.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department brought an antitrust case against Google in 2023, alleging that the company had monopolized the advertising technology market.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
The state inquiry, which is in its early, information-gathering stages, comes on the heels of a USA TODAY investigation in August that revealed how the professional sports franchise monopolized every level of amateur hockey in Texas, from preschoolers to adults.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Yes, that’s three holidays in a row that will be monopolized by hours of Stranger Things content.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
Verb
-
Love may be in the air this Valentine’s Day, but Berlin had better get ready to be consumed by Lust.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
-
Ogden consumed Newell’s videos like candy.—
Bill Donahue,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Observations of transits of Venus, which only occur twice per century, on average (most recently in 2012), were humanity’s first indication that Venus possessed — whereas Mercury lacked — a substantial atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
-
Had Woods possessed Ford’s mass-production capability, the price gap might have narrowed.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Shooter entered arena with two guns According to police, the shooter was a licensed gun owner and had a permit to carry out of Florida.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
-
For over a century, college football had regional identities.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
-
Since so many of these locations are owned and operated by different people, the best way to check is by stopping by your nearest location.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
