monopolist

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Recent Examples of monopolist As opposed to a monopolist with Chrome, Google has been adapting it to a future that in no way resembles the present. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 This is the wrongest would-be train monopolist George Russell has ever been, and that’s saying something for a man who fired the one person who knows all his business secrets. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 Musk’s goal wasn’t to achieve the banal status of monopolist. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025 Which brings me back to Musk, whose businesses are fast becoming among the government’s largest contract monopolists. Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monopolist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
Noun
  • Excluding models originally released prior to 2025, the Nike Ja 3 was the top seller and was followed directly by Wilson’s Nike A’One.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Pinchos de lechon, the top seller from the 2025 festival, is back at the Puerto Rico kiosk, and it’s joined by coconut flancocho, a dessert selected in a contest among Universal chefs.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Coco frio, also known as fresh coconut water, is a refreshment commonly sold by street vendors on the island.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The brand isn’t the first major retailer to file for bankruptcy so far this year.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The understated, sporty look was designed by the retailer Zara, per Vogue.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Although competition among storekeepers can be fierce, Mateo sees U.B.A. as a marketplace of ideas.
    H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.
    Lara N. Dotson-Renta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Sweetheart Stroll started as a grassroots event by a group of shopkeepers who wanted to do something for Valentine’s Day, leading the Chamber of Commerce to get involved to help coordinate the event.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Sepulveda Feeder Pump Stations Project will allow the region’s water wholesaler — the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — to divert water from the Colorado River and Diamond Valley Lake to communities that normally rely on State Water Project supplies.
    City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Ma rates the stock outperform, noting that while there are concerns around Costco’s ability to sustain its membership fee income growth, the wholesaler has other levers at its disposal.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Jansen pointed to the First Sale customs rule that allows importers engaged in transactions that take place in multiple tiers—like a manufacturer selling to a middleman who then sells to the importer—to pay duties on the lower price of the first sale.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Fostering more price transparency and addressing cost inefficiencies created by middlemen will certainly ease some financial pain, particularly for prescription drugs.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Will alternative suppliers save me money?
    John Shumway, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Finally, this week's 15% rally to new record highs in the semiconductor materials supplier Qnity Electronics has pushed it above our $110 price target.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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