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Etymology
Origin of monopolist
First recorded in 1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Netflix has reportedly reached out to the administration to explain—correctly—why treating it as an incipient subscription streaming monopolist is wrong in a world of YouTube, TikTok and countless ad-supported streaming competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
In its response early Thursday, Pfizer painted Novo as a would-be monopolist in terms that seemed chosen to catch the eye of the White House.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
But a year after ruling that Google was "a monopolist," Judge Amit Mehta proposed a series of remedies that some - though not everyone - view as letting Google off lightly.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
That, prosecutors alleged, allowed Google to cement its status as a monopolist in search and gain an unfair advantage in the tangential market of search advertising.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023
Chronic somnambulists that they are, they took their monopolist way thither in their sleep.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack
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