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Recent Examples of popularize
Artists were enlisted to plumb surreality and to popularize it.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok has popularized certain places, ones that were previously my local haunts and now are too packed to get a seat.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Coercive control is a term popularized by sociologist Evan Stark, who theorized that the way abusers take over victims' lives is similar to the psychological torture and control used on prisoners of war and cult members.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The concept, popularized by American political scientist Joseph Nye, refers to the ability to attract rather than compel.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok has popularized certain places, ones that were previously my local haunts and now are too packed to get a seat.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Coercive control is a term popularized by sociologist Evan Stark, who theorized that the way abusers take over victims' lives is similar to the psychological torture and control used on prisoners of war and cult members.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The concept, popularized by American political scientist Joseph Nye, refers to the ability to attract rather than compel.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize
Verb
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
Verb
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Anyone who overuses or overextends one of these muscles can end up with pain in the back of their knee.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
11 May 2025
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Similar to coffee grounds, tea can be overused as a fertilizer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Of course, dark-skinned Black women are historically stereotyped as aggressive even though Doechii’s urgent asks are relatively inoffensive in the grand scheme of celebrity misbehavior.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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With as many as six generations participating in today’s workforce, employers need to avoid leaning too far into the preferences of one generation over another or stereotyping workers by age.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The couple’s recent red-carpet appearance with their kids at Pompeo’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony was a rare one, and I, for one, kind of love that their family life is the antithesis of overexposed.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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When a player like McKinstry begins receiving everyday at-bats, there is a risk of that player getting overexposed — too many miles on the Cadillac.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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