popularize

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Recent Examples of popularize Celebrities like Suki Waterhouse and Kylie Jenner have helped popularize the style with eye-catching dual-diamond designs. Freya Drohan, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026 The pro-Orban sentiment so common among conservatives today follows years of efforts spearheaded by the Fidesz government to popularize his model of statecraft among American conservatives. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026 And the Covid-19 pandemic also helped popularize self-experimentation with drugs, as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin emerged as alternative (but ultimately ineffective) ways to counter the virus. Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026 The local outlet credited brothers Dan and Jimmy Massucci, who opened Romeo's Italian Restaurant and Massey's Pizza in 1949, with helping to shape the style and popularize it across Columbus. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for popularize
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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
  • But in science, they have been especially overused.
    Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Turning Up the Heat Too High Too Fast High heat has its place, but it is often overused.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Despite their best intentions, most parents cannot help but stereotype their infants by gender and begin treating boys and girls differently early on.
    Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And overexposed to real estate.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Valuations for the funds last month dropped to their lowest since 2022 amid concerns that the lenders may be overexposed to software businesses under threat from AI disruption.
    Olivia Fishlow, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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