as in consumes
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 monopolizes
But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
The suit alleges RealPage monopolizes the market for commercial rental revenue management software.
—John Molseed, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
This helps ensure that no one monopolizes the event and that the more reserved employees have a chance to share.
—Chintan Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Using technology to navigate around an urban area completely monopolizes, at minimum, one of your senses.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2016
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
The suit alleges RealPage monopolizes the market for commercial rental revenue management software.
—John Molseed, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
This helps ensure that no one monopolizes the event and that the more reserved employees have a chance to share.
—Chintan Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Using technology to navigate around an urban area completely monopolizes, at minimum, one of your senses.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolizes
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The reason this is important, says Lab Group Manager for R&D Alok Warey, is because aerodynamic drag consumes a lot of battery energy in EVs—up to 50 percent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Put simply, food noise consumes your life.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Inter Miami defeated Orlando 4-2 at Inter&Co Stadium in March and possesses the firepower to replicate that result.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The Higgs field also possesses electroweak and hypercharge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Apr. 2026
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Earnings from India’s bellwether software services exporters have reinforced investor concerns about the sector’s growth prospects, signaling that the downturn in their stocks has further to run.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lincoln-Way West’s Owen Chudzinski has a love for baseball that goes back a long way.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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