as in consuming
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 monopolizing
The Department of Justice sued in 2024 to seek a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, accusing them of monopolizing markets across the live concert industry.
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Jody Godoy, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department and more than two dozen states sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation last year for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry and driving up ticket prices.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Particle sued Epic for allegedly defaming Particle and illegally monopolizing the market for electronic health records.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That means the days of TNT and ESPN monopolizing national broadcasts are over.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2024, the Justice Department and FTC under President Joe Biden opened a lawsuit against Ticketmaster’s parent company, LiveNation, that accused it of monopolizing the live events industry.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Last year, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market, alleging that its App Store policies block new developers and stifle innovation.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Participate without monopolizing the discussion.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jody Godoy, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department and more than two dozen states sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation last year for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry and driving up ticket prices.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Particle sued Epic for allegedly defaming Particle and illegally monopolizing the market for electronic health records.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That means the days of TNT and ESPN monopolizing national broadcasts are over.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2024, the Justice Department and FTC under President Joe Biden opened a lawsuit against Ticketmaster’s parent company, LiveNation, that accused it of monopolizing the live events industry.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Last year, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market, alleging that its App Store policies block new developers and stifle innovation.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Participate without monopolizing the discussion.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolizing
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Fans are already consuming an increasing number of clips captured on other viewers’ phones, offering unique angles of game-changing plays or gnarly injuries mixed with the fan reactions that make those moments so compelling.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Brigadier General Edwin Urrego, commander of the Metropolitan Police, initially told local outlets that seven people had been found dead as a result of consuming the tainted liquor.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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If convicted, Hernandez Santana faces a maximum five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for possessing and discharging a firearm within a school zone, and a maximum of one year in prison and a $10,000 fine for interfering with a radio communication station.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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In Minnesota, an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) allows family members and law enforcement to request an order from the court to temporarily prohibit someone from buying or possessing a firearm.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite having three new starters on the offensive line, Winchester dictated the pace, which led to a dominating performance from senior captain Gianni DePrimeo, who ran for five touchdowns.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The animosity between the two boiled over when suspicions grew among the Joneses that Brandon was Marty Baker’s secret informant, after a Skeet associate spotted Brandon and Baker having lunch together in Mentone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Monopolizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolizing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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