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
a sitcom that popularized the phrase
b
: to present in generally understandable or interesting form
a popularized version of American history
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 singer slowly made his way down the stage, stopping by La Casita, popularized during the singer’s recent world tour, and even witnessed a couple’s real wedding.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The theory was popularized by Aliza Pressman, PhD, a developmental psychologist and host of the popular parenting podcast Raising Good Humans.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a number of economists, including Frances Cairncross and Thomas Friedman, popularized the idea that new technologies like the internet and containerization had led to the death of distance, in which our new lives would be increasingly globalized.
—Josh Ederington, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
These, however, fall into the gorp-core aesthetic Bella Hadid helped popularize.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The theory was popularized by Aliza Pressman, PhD, a developmental psychologist and host of the popular parenting podcast Raising Good Humans.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a number of economists, including Frances Cairncross and Thomas Friedman, popularized the idea that new technologies like the internet and containerization had led to the death of distance, in which our new lives would be increasingly globalized.
—Josh Ederington, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
These, however, fall into the gorp-core aesthetic Bella Hadid helped popularize.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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