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Recent Examples of popularize
Covenant helped popularize high-end kosher wine in recent decades, but Morgan credits a much older force for the staying power of his product.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Caesarstone, a company founded on a kibbutz in the late 1980s, helped popularize quartz countertops globally.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Those dishes—and the loving way that 82 Queen prepares them—helped popularize and define Lowcountry cuisine, which uniquely blends the African, French, Caribbean, and Anglo-Saxon influences that have shaped the area.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Duke’s opened a location in Malibu in 1996, honoring Kahanamoku’s efforts to popularize surfing in Southern California.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Caesarstone, a company founded on a kibbutz in the late 1980s, helped popularize quartz countertops globally.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Those dishes—and the loving way that 82 Queen prepares them—helped popularize and define Lowcountry cuisine, which uniquely blends the African, French, Caribbean, and Anglo-Saxon influences that have shaped the area.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Duke’s opened a location in Malibu in 1996, honoring Kahanamoku’s efforts to popularize surfing in Southern California.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularize
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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
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Erie, for example, is one of the communities currently threatening to cut off water access to residents who are overusing water at this time.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Jordan also describes stereotyping on set, recalling producers reducing her to racial tropes, while adding that Black contestants who approached Barker would sometimes be met with visible discomfort.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Embroidery and quilting hobbies once stereotyped as old-fashioned are booming, especially among younger generations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The private credit industry has been roiled in recent months by concerns that it is overexposed to the software industry – an area that’s been under pressure over fears of disintermediation from artificial intelligence.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Journalists related stories to Brown of the future princess giving them the slip, joking with them, managing her media relations so she wouldn’t be overexposed or maligned.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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