commercialized

verb

past tense of commercialize
as in commodified

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  1. used
  2. exploited
  3. leveraged
  4. milked
Verb
  • The technology, used in all Metro Nashville Public Schools, didn’t spot the weapon because the shooter wasn’t close enough to cameras for the system to get an accurate read and activate the alarm, the district said.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Fever used a 13-2 run to open a 71-60 lead in the third quarter.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of used
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  • The doc would soon be marred with legal issues as Williams’ guardian argued the network exploited Williams.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Criminal groups have exploited the core financial and commercial infrastructure that developed in response to China’s strict capital controls and its industrial overcapacity.
    — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploited
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  • Over the last four years, the Clark County Coroner’s Office, with the assistance of police and the FBI, has leveraged several types of technology trying to crack the cold case.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At that time, the German Green Party leveraged a power-sharing arrangement to demand subsidies for rooftop solar, says climate writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of leveraged
Verb
  • If so, why did the club get milked for nigh-on £10million to buy Jaissle out of his Al Ahli contract?
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In a slower season, something like Luke’s departure would have been milked for at least a whole episode, if not more.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of milked
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