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popularize

[pop-yuh-luh-rahyz] / ˈpɒp yə ləˌraɪz /


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Sports columnist Bill Simmons, who helped popularize the format, recently moved his podcasts to the platform in January as part of a deal with Spotify.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Japanese pitchers migrating to MLB, including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, have helped popularize the splitter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Since Robinhood helped popularize commission-free trading, introducing a new generation of investors to buying and selling securities on their smartphones, trading volumes in U.S. equity options have exploded.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

In a similar vein to the 1992 Olympics' mesmerizing "Dream Team" of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, the 75-year-old All-Star Game has historically helped popularize the NBA worldwide.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Pilar Ternera was the one who contributed most to popularize that mystification when she conceived the trick of reading the past in cards as she had read the future before.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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