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Recent Examples of popularize
Musk has had great success popularizing electric vehicles and building new rockets (though many still debate his direct involvement in the engineering).
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The rosary, dating back to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, remains one of Christianity's most recognizable symbols—whether held by the faithful, hanging from monks' belts, or draped around rearview mirrors.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
But the film is more than simply another entry in the women-in-punk subgenre, popularized by recent portraits of Kathleen Hanna, Suzi Q, and The Slits.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Just think of how Tesla popularized electric vehicles.
—Joash Lee, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The rosary, dating back to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, remains one of Christianity's most recognizable symbols—whether held by the faithful, hanging from monks' belts, or draped around rearview mirrors.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
But the film is more than simply another entry in the women-in-punk subgenre, popularized by recent portraits of Kathleen Hanna, Suzi Q, and The Slits.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Just think of how Tesla popularized electric vehicles.
—Joash Lee, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize
Verb
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
Verb
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Desperate for youth and beauty, Elisabeth’s new younger self (who names herself Sue) quickly gets careless and starts overusing her time, which causes Elisabeth’s body to rot away.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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But overusing them can cause fatigued muscles that can then become inflamed, tight and painful.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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The luxury goods that millennials and Gen Z-ers want Older generations often stereotype Millennials and Gen Z-ers as addicted to screens and bad in the workplace.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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Trust is key to a long term solution If a private equity firm (stereotyped as ruthless corporate raiders) can overcome employee skepticism and adversarial thinking, so can any company.—
Peter Georgescu,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Either the Chiefs’ one-man band on offense finally collapses under the weight of its lack of explosiveness, or the Eagles never spring the big run and leave Hurts overexposed against a tough defense.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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