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
Opportunities for Small Businesses: Smaller companies and startups could benefit from a less concentrated market, gaining access to customers and opportunities previously monopolized by Big Tech.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The antitrust lawsuit alleges that Google has monopolized the market for online search.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
On top of this, Google is contending with antitrust cases accusing the company of monopolizing the search market, with potential remedies including a breakup, regulatory oversight, and restrictions on its businesses.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration moved forward with the case and filed another of its own—accusing Google of illegally monopolizing advertising technologies that millions of websites and apps use to generate revenue.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The antitrust lawsuit alleges that Google has monopolized the market for online search.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
On top of this, Google is contending with antitrust cases accusing the company of monopolizing the search market, with potential remedies including a breakup, regulatory oversight, and restrictions on its businesses.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration moved forward with the case and filed another of its own—accusing Google of illegally monopolizing advertising technologies that millions of websites and apps use to generate revenue.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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And the reach of all these different channels combined is really critical because people are consuming their news in a lot of different ways, not just watching a linear broadcast but across social media and all these streaming channels.Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Cryogenic refrigerators require expertise that is possessed by only a handful of companies, most based in the United Kingdom and the EU.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Three days later, he was arrested again, this time for assaulting one of their sons and for possessing a gun while drunk.Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, massive fires have multiple origin points, especially amid the sort of weather L.A. has experienced recently, with Santa Ana winds blowing at unusually high speeds.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Even in that drive, the Broncos had a pair of rushing attempts that went for 5 yards or more.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Monopolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolize. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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