monopolizes

present tense third-person singular of monopolize
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 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
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Verb
  • Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This molecule possesses both a low lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy and a minimal barrier for releasing lithium ions.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hong Kong possesses the heritage, ecosystem, and connectivity to lead this transformation.
    Sunny Tan, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Swets, who has expertise with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), formed Greenland Exploration with his investment and merchant banking firm, FG Nexus, and agreed to merge with March GL and find a suitable SPAC to take the company public.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Navigating the software involves using hand gestures and speech, although the headset also has a button for summoning Google’s Gemini and a touchpad.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Monopolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolizes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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