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popularization

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[pahp-yuh-ler-ahyz-ay-shuhn, -iz-ay-shuhn] / ˌpɑp jə lərˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -ɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act, process, or result of making something popular or of altering it to increase popular appeal.


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Both aspects have coexisted for centuries, but the great popularization of the personality side gave rise to a new form of discrimination, astrological prejudice.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Many festival regulars credit Sundance, and Park City by extension, with the popularization of indie aesthetics and sensibility, bringing life-changing financial success to previously unknown filmmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

I think what eyeliner says about beauty standards in that specific context, the popularization of Nefertiti was that they were not fully ready to revise their beauty standards.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

Astronomers and astrologers pin the popularization of moon epithets to the rise of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Fairly or unfairly, to her derogators Pittman epitomized all that was reprehensible about Dick Bass’s popularization of the Seven Summits and the ensuing debasement of the world’s highest mountain.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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