popularize

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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

The Roomba wasn’t the first robotic vacuum but became the most well-known, and Greiner is credited with helping to popularize the use of robots as domestic helpers that can reduce household labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Sherry Zhu, 23, helped popularize habits like drinking hot water, eating boiled apples and wearing slippers around the house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 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

It came about because Kepler wrote one of the first works of science fiction, intended to explain and popularize science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan