Thesaurus results for MONOPOLIZE

monopolize

verb

mə-ˈnä-pə-ˌlīz

Definition of monopolize

as in to consume

to have complete control over it is illegal in the United States to monopolize an entire industry you shouldn't monopolize the exercise equipment while others are waiting to use it

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Recent Examples of monopolize While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 But that kind of reconstruction project would take more time, and more money – something the national government could not even consider with the war monopolizing resources. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monopolize

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That marks a decline from the 2002–2004 period, when 79% of Catholics reported consuming alcoholic beverages.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
That equipment adds components, consumes electricity, and increases system complexity.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The person in charge did not possess a valid Food Protection Manager Certificate.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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