monopolizing

verb

present participle of monopolize
as in consuming
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 monopolizing Three friends from Mexico had come close to monopolizing Hollywood’s highest directing honor. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 The payoff is that bulky, awkward items like pot lids and foil boxes stop monopolizing a shelf and become easy to grab. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 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 However, such an improvement might get hampered by a number of challenges, such as the rise of space debris in orbit or a single company monopolizing commercial space launch, researchers added. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026 The film will duke it out for the highly coveted family audience that Toy Story 5 is currently monopolizing. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026 Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 That last part may be the only real vulnerability that could keep the Spurs and Thunder from monopolizing Western Conference championships. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolizing
  1. consuming
  2. possessing
  3. having
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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
  • Adding the 11-tap receiver equalizer increased the rate to 200 Gb/s, with the modulator consuming 63 fJ per bit.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • Mark Salling, who played Noah Puckerman, died at 35 in 2018 in what appeared to be a suicide after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Zachary Christian Cooper, 22, of Boyd was arrested by Department of Public Safety investigators Thursday morning at the Rhome Fire Department, on allegations of online solicitation of a minor and possessing child pornography.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of possessing
Verb
  • In addition to having space for free agents, the club will also likely protect a few prospects who are otherwise eligible for the Rule 5 Draft.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of having

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“Monopolizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolizing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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