monopolize
verb (used with object)
to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
was monopolizing
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past progressiveof monopolize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On strategic materials, which Attlee feared the U.S. was monopolizing: they would be "distributed equitably" in accordance with defense and civilian needs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The officials, Caramandi recalls today, were upset because a Laborers Union local was monopolizing certain work at Philadelphia's Civic Center.
From Time Magazine Archive
Years ago he decided that the Aluminum Co. of America was monopolizing a highly profitable business.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Ferguson, who had based part of his case on the charge that Ford was monopolizing the tractor business, could not prove it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lady flashed forward to do battle with the stranger who was monopolizing so much of the Master's attention.
From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
