popularize

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Recent Examples of popularize Other states did not popularize their Emancipation Day as Texans, who held large celebrations that spread across the country over the next century. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 And audiences at the intimate venue nestled in the Refinery Hotel will get a chance to see that the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree when the Los Angeles native sings some classic tunes popularized by her father, late pop song stylist Tony Bennett. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025 The hat came at the suggestion of movie star Matthew McConaughey, who popularized the look as a Texas Longhorns fan when Marion was an assistant coach at the school. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025 At The Times, Peterson helped to popularize ballet flats, strapless swimwear and Courrèges, among other designers. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for popularize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize
Verb
  • His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.
    Leon Neyfakh, Slate Magazine, 2 June 2017
Verb
  • One common flaw in many golfers’ putting strokes is overusing the hands and wrists.
    Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • Andrew Cunningham Andrew Cunningham Adding some additional infill can add some strength to prints, though 15 percent usually gives a decent amount of strength without overusing filament.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Her writing resonated with me as the father of a respectful, intelligent kid who may be stereotyped while wearing a black hoodie.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • All the focus on weight neglects the very real risk for developing an eating disorder during this phase of life, in part because eating disorders are still so often inaccurately stereotyped as only a teenage affliction.
    Time, Time, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The Athletic is already guilty of cynically overexposing Arsenal's Max Dowman and Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Applying a minor exposure adjustment will naturally boost the contrast between darker and lighter tones of your image, and a good result will be one where the solar disk does not appear under- or overexposed.
    Josh Dury, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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