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Recent Examples of popularize
Goleman’s work popularized the idea that a high EQ could distinguish great leaders from merely smart ones.
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Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Baumgartner helped popularize the extreme sport of BASE jumping, parachuting from heights both natural and man-made including the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Empire State Building in New York City.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2025
The event popularized the sport on campus, but Notre Dame didn’t log a victory in the rivalry until the ninth meeting in 1909.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Capri pants have been in rotation since the 1950s, when icons like Audrey Hepburn popularized the style for their chic and comfortable feel.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 2025
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Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Baumgartner helped popularize the extreme sport of BASE jumping, parachuting from heights both natural and man-made including the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Empire State Building in New York City.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2025
The event popularized the sport on campus, but Notre Dame didn’t log a victory in the rivalry until the ninth meeting in 1909.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Capri pants have been in rotation since the 1950s, when icons like Audrey Hepburn popularized the style for their chic and comfortable feel.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 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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That also means there’s less risk of accidentally overusing them.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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For instance, common side effects of overusing aspirin, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include peptic ulcers, GI bleeding, acute kidney injury, and even chronic kidney disease.—
Dr. Baibing Chen,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Verb
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At a time when young black men, particularly those in NYC, were often stereotyped in the media as troubled youth or one-dimensional thinkers, Warner came on the scene by bringing a relatable and aspirational energy to millions of households every Thursday.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Audiences stereotyped Olandria and Chelley Bissainthe as mean girls based off of editing bias and harmful tropes.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
15 July 2025
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At the top of the lineup, Ceci was overexposed, leading to some awful on-ice stats that probably would’ve looked fine if he was simply used in a more appropriate role.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Yet, despite being known worldwide, Gauff avoids being overexposed.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularize. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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