as in to popularize
to use so much as to make less appealing the composer's masterpiece has been hopelessly vulgarized by its use in countless TV commercials

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Recent Examples of vulgarize His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions. 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
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Verb
  • Its clunky nature and hefty weight, popularized by OG brands like Rocket Dog, was certainly not for everyone.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 July 2025
  • Askren recently signed with Real American Freestyle, the Hulk Hogan venture hoping to popularize professional freestyle wrestling.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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  • At a time when young black men, particularly those in NYC, were often stereotyped in the media as troubled youth or one-dimensional thinkers, Warner came on the scene by bringing a relatable and aspirational energy to millions of households every Thursday.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Audiences stereotyped Olandria and Chelley Bissainthe as mean girls based off of editing bias and harmful tropes.
    Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The risks of overusing BNPL are obvious − miss payments, and your credit score could tank − but there's an upside: Buyers who pay on time stand to boost their scores.
    USA Today, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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  • At its peak on Sunday, more than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated during a 24-hour span — with over 95% coming from long bets, underscoring just how overexposed the market was heading into the weekend.
    Brian Evans,Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 June 2025
  • 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
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  • Trust isn’t defended by flash—it’s protected by guardrails, governance, and boring AI that just works.
    Dean DeBiase, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • This is the least exciting combo of them all — good for the future of their actual relationships but boring for the rest of us.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 June 2025

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“Vulgarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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