commodified

verb

past tense of commodify
as in exploited
disapproving to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold Do we really want to commodify our water supply? I feel like our culture is being commodified.

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  1. exploited
  2. abused
  3. manipulated
Verb
  • If the Dodgers hadn’t brilliantly exploited an MLB economic system that privileges big-market teams, the Padres wouldn’t be so beholden to the wild-card option year after year.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Federal prosecutors said the men exploited three girls who had run away from foster care, taking advantage of their ages, unstable living situations and lack of family support.
    — Eric Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploited
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  • Booth said Jake Haro physically abused the children after the investigation.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Several years after his arrest, four former students alleged in a civil complaint that Kester abused and groomed them at various times from 1998 to 2021.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of abused
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  • The lawsuit also alleges that Penske and Boehly manipulated and misused California’s nonprofit laws.
    — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reported that AI training data and inputs are being manipulated and warned that attackers could influence model behavior by corrupting the information AI systems rely upon.
    — Syed Ali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of manipulated
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“Commodified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodified. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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