popularize

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Recent Examples of popularize Committed to popularizing science education, in 2015, Pandiarajan and his wife set up the Eden Science Club for the students of Eden school. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 24 Nov. 2024 Outside of the realm of diplomacy, Catherine was a tastemaker who popularized tea and patronized the arts, a fun-loving queen despite her strict Catholic faith. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 Beaux’s blend of rose, jasmine, and synthetic aldehydes, an ingredient No. 5 would popularize, remains iconic 100 years later. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024 Tesla, which may have done more than any other carmaker to popularize the current in-car touchscreen aesthetic, took this trend to its logical conclusion by adding in the ability to play graphically intensive video games like CyberPunk 2077. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for popularize 
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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
Verb
  • However, some companies will overuse AI, which will inevitably result in the destruction of trust for them, and ultimately, business failure.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Before adding another one, remember that overusing them can cause health and skin problems in the long term.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Thatcher and East, both of whom used to be associated with the Mormon Church, avoid stereotyping either their characters or their religion.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Though Asian fathers are often stereotyped as cold, stoic and unmoving, Ling is seen leaning on his children, even calling his daughter Sophia to express his excitement over having attended his first prom.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • There’s even a nifty dryer attachment that swiftly smooths hair without overexposing it to heat; this is thanks to the Coanda effect, which tames hair without the need to press it against a heated surface, like a flat iron.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Waddell wants to be careful not to overexpose the Blue Jackets’ young players, and slotting Monahan in the No. 1 spot would slide second-year pro Adam Fantilli into a second-line role while Cole Sillinger, already heading into his fourth season, can thrive as a third-line checker.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 1 July 2024

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