COMMERCIALIZING Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

commercializing

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present participle of commercialize

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Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
In Little Rock, former Police Chief Heath Helton, who stepped down in May, was a strong advocate for using technology like license plate reader cameras to support the department's operations.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

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Once focused entirely on exploiting Disney properties, Disney+ has been increasingly opening up its slate to outside IP, including making development deals for Ella Enchanted and Casper series over the past couple of months.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Women accused him in lawsuits of exploiting his position at Operation Underground Railroad and their desire to help combat child trafficking to abuse them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Summary The Phoenix Suns extended forward Dillon Brooks for three years, $73 million, leveraging the NBA's Larry Bird exception.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Planners can automate the flow of a product throughout its lifecycle in a way that optimizes full-price sales by leveraging the forecast based on actual sales.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

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As much as Kelly might be milking this attention, being subjected to such a high-level threat can arouse serious menace from the acolyte mobs.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
In Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, farmer Mindy Dean, 50, and her family will be milking their goats Saturday and maybe taking in some local fireworks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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Before his recent arrest, Habib had a history of substantiated misconduct complaints about excessive force and abusing his authority.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Hostile SIMs can enter the wild through infected SIM software updates, rogue cellular operators abusing remote management platforms, or supply-chain tampering during manufacturing.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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