popularize
verb (used with object)
to make popular.
was popularizing
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past progressiveof popularize.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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Alice Waters was popularizing California cuisine in California.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
A business journalist by trade, she was drawn to a burgeoning internet community that was popularizing new metrics in football.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
He called on Lincoln, who was by then a Texas Tech staffer under coach Mike Leach, to help install the spread offense that Leach was popularizing down the road in Lubbock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
Among Dr. Torg’s achievements was popularizing a quick and noninvasive test that had been conceived by a mentor, Dr. John W. Lachman, to diagnose a knee injury common to athletes: a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
He was popularizing and promoting the people and sports he chronicled.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2015
