as in to commodify
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Recent Examples of commercialize
With the deal, the Pac-12 becomes one of just a handful of leagues to openly commercialize its gambling data.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Katharine did give us the foundational science, even if her version of the glass was too soft to commercialize.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The company said the split — with the new firm dedicated to discovery and BioNTech gearing up to commercialize its medicines — could add more value for shareholders.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Katharine did give us the foundational science, even if her version of the glass was too soft to commercialize.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The company said the split — with the new firm dedicated to discovery and BioNTech gearing up to commercialize its medicines — could add more value for shareholders.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialize
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And graffiti is fascinating, partially because it’s always been way harder to commodify than rap music.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trying to commodify it in fragments misses the point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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First, locate the radiant to the left of the waning moon using a handy smartphone stargazing app.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The Kremlin is also exploiting frictions between the United States and Europe over the latter’s reservations about the Iran war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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China is currently exploiting its salt lakes to source potassium and lithium.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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These kinds of partnerships represent a long-term vision where businesses are willing to leverage their resources for a greater purpose.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s resilience and its ability to retaliate, including leveraging the Strait of Hormuz, was either underestimated or entirely overlooked.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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He has been charged with human trafficking of a minor, pimping a child, and pandering, with an offense date range that covers an eight-month period, starting last August, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Adams County Sheriff's Office Allen was on probation for a felony drug possession case when the pimping investigation was launched.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercialize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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