Thesaurus results for COMMERCIALIZED

commercialized

verb

past tense of commercialize

as in commodified

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The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The shooter used a pump-action shotgun in yesterday's shooting, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case told NBC News.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of used

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In their complaint, the US alleged that Alfozan used an OpenAI productivity agent to research which conference rooms might be best exploited for his spying.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
In one case, Claude exploited a software flaw on a university server to run commands after a scientific analysis tool stopped working.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploited

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That research could be leveraged to solve human healthcare challengers or pandemic responses, Lamm said.

— Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
The goal was to increase the wear to 36 hours, update it with product technology such as an oil-controlling AlgaNiacin complex leveraged from its skin care labs, and offer a more natural matte finish.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of leveraged

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There’s no reason why the Bills shouldn’t have milked the clock for two plays and kicked the field goal with about 40 seconds left.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But most observers recognize that those channels will be milked for cash, with wide cuts expected as the company seeks to harvest the revenue from carriage fees and redistribute to other priorities, like streaming, and paying down that pesky debt.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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