as in consumed
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 monopolized
Rumanes’ suit was filed a week after a jury in New York found Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit had illegally monopolized the event ticketing market for years.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Brown compared the case to ones faced by Apple and Alphabet , which alleged the two tech titans had monopolized internet search engines.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, protecting its position through pressure and leverage, jurors in Manhattan federal court found Wednesday.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
States suing Live Nation allege the company has illegally monopolized the market for primary tickets.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The official pointed to the outcome of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, in which the judge sided with the agency in finding that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Brown compared the case to ones faced by Apple and Alphabet , which alleged the two tech titans had monopolized internet search engines.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, protecting its position through pressure and leverage, jurors in Manhattan federal court found Wednesday.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
States suing Live Nation allege the company has illegally monopolized the market for primary tickets.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The official pointed to the outcome of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, in which the judge sided with the agency in finding that the tech giant had illegally monopolized online search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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Diego Simeone’s squad then came out like men possessed in the second half and managed to pull themselves level.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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An additional six unfired cartridges were attached with Velcro to the shotgun in a detachable ammunition carrier, and the defendant possessed another ten unfired cartridges in a small leather bag.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Lions had 42 varsity players this year, including 22 girls.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The junior right-hander finally had some breathing room.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Iran has also conducted drone strikes that damaged data centers in the region that are owned by Amazon Web Services, which operates the world’s largest cloud platform—high-value targets with major financial and operational ramifications.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The property has been family owned for over a century and is ideal for multi-generational holidays or several couples traveling with kids.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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