popularize
verb
pop·u·lar·ize
ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz 
popularized; popularizing
: to cater to popular taste
: to make popular: such as
a
: to cause to be liked or esteemed
b
: to present in generally understandable or interesting form
Examples of popularize in a Sentence
a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show
Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.
The book presents a popularized version of American history.
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The agency did not answer written questions about the cuts, but in a statement referred to the slogan popularized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now the health secretary: Make America Healthy Again.
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Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
It was created and popularized in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Her suggestive, nothing-underneath cardigan has similarly become a throwback staple, popularized by brands like Reformation who advertise them styled with satin skirts.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Trump's stance runs completely counter to orthodoxy popularized by President Ronald Reagan: trust but verify.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 12 May 2025
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Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
It was created and popularized in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Her suggestive, nothing-underneath cardigan has similarly become a throwback staple, popularized by brands like Reformation who advertise them styled with satin skirts.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Trump's stance runs completely counter to orthodoxy popularized by President Ronald Reagan: trust but verify.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for popularize
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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