Thesaurus results for POPULARIZE

popularize

verb

Definition of popularize

as in to vulgarize

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of popularize Martha Van Rensselaer, who with her life partner Flora Rose later helped popularize the field of home economics, was born in Randolph, New York. — USA Today, 9 June 2026 In 1952, Marilyn Monroe first wore jeans onscreen, helping popularize them for American women. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 That film served as Carpenter’s follow-up to his breakthrough hit, Halloween, which didn’t invent the slasher film but did codify and popularize the horror subgenre in which seemingly deathless masked killers stalk helpless prey, often horny teens (though anyone will do in a pinch). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026 Meanwhile, Meta's WhatsApp has 500 million people in India using its messaging services, but is struggling to popularize its payment tool, WhatsApp Pay, in the country's hyper-competitive digital payments space. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for popularize

Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize

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

Definition of vulgarize

Verb

Although the word ‘hero’ is greatly overused in today’s society, in my mind, Calvin Duncan is a hero in the truest sense of that word.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of overuse

Verb

Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 June 2026
Brousson jokingly stereotyped the Waffle House staffers as having active warrants, picking their nose with the spatulas and smoking cigarettes while battling third-degree grease burns.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026

Definition of stereotype

Verb

At 3x, the Razr+'s image processing tried to save the shot by overexposing the dish, but unfortunately, my dinner just looks like an inedible oil painting with a glossy sheen.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
They can get dehydrated and overexposed to the sun and are unable to cool down.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Definition of overexpose

Browse Nearby Words

popularity

popularize

popularized

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of popularize

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on popularize

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

perfunctory

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes