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Recent Examples of popularize
Kurt Van Dyke, an American surfer whose family helped popularize the sport in Northern California, was found murdered in his home in Costa Rica, authorities said Monday.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
These, however, fall into the gorp-core aesthetic Bella Hadid helped popularize.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Watkinson credits local bartender Steve Foster for helping popularize the Flatliner.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The show must go on, even without the person who helped popularize it.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
These, however, fall into the gorp-core aesthetic Bella Hadid helped popularize.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Watkinson credits local bartender Steve Foster for helping popularize the Flatliner.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The show must go on, even without the person who helped popularize it.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize
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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
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Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Where younger adults tend to become isolated after overusing smartphones, older adults tend to turn to phones after cognitive declines or being isolated from family and friends.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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Embroidery and quilting hobbies once stereotyped as old-fashioned are booming, especially among younger generations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Journalists related stories to Brown of the future princess giving them the slip, joking with them, managing her media relations so she wouldn’t be overexposed or maligned.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many people damage their nails by picking at their cuticles, for example, or drying them out by overexposing them to water.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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