monopolized

verb

past tense of monopolize
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 Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 At times of heightened tensions, the Houthis have used the Bab el-Mandeb as a geopolitical bargaining tool, disrupting the passage of trade in a similar fashion to how Tehran has monopolized the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026 Jurors found that Live Nation had illegally monopolized the live concert industry. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 In a geopolitical environment where spread-out global supply lines are regularly interrupted, and some key materials are monopolized by certain countries (such as speaker magnets), a local source of recycled alternatives provides security. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 In colonial India, the British monopolized the sale of salt, making this basic necessity unaffordable for many. — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026 The federal government and dozens of states initially filed an antitrust complaint against Live Nation in 2024, alleging that the company had monopolized the live entertainment industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026 How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Twin Cities, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolized
  1. consumed
  2. possessed
  3. had
  4. owned
Verb
  • Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The world of journalism was consumed this week by a debate over whether The Wall Street Journal should have published an opinion piece that was written with the help of artificial intelligence.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • Nosferatu In 2024 Depp appeared in Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu as Ellen Hutter, a young woman tormented and nearly possessed by the film’s titular vampire.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Through serial repetition, role-play, and the oscillation between masculine and feminine visual codes, Stötzer stages gender as something performed rather than possessed.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • Three victims had serious injuries but were in stable condition, while two others had minor injuries.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When the islanders first got their phones back while in Fiji, Melanie had a video call with her sister in an unseen clip.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • Palisades nuclear power plant The Palisades nuclear power plant is located five miles away from South Haven, Michigan, and was owned by CMS Energy before its sale in 2007.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Romo also must pay $834, and an ignition interlock device must be installed on any vehicle owned or operated by Romo or registered in his name for a minimum of one year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of owned

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“Monopolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolized. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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