- past participle of popularize.
- past tense form of popularize.
popularized
Example Sentences
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It was first popularized in the 1970s by an American researcher who noticed how people ate and lived in parts of Italy and Greece.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Its 2020 debut album, “PDE,” experimented more with the prickly, sad sierreño sound popularized by acts like Eslabon Armado and DannyLux — as well as trap-infused corridos tumbados with a thumping tololoche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ranch dressing was pioneered in Alaska, popularized on a dude ranch in California and perfected by food scientists before it spread all over the nation and on every food imaginable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Like her, Uncle Sam personified American ideals and was popularized in the 19th century as the nation developed its own identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
But nineteenth-century America was full of “humbug,” a word used for the types of entertainment popularized by renowned promoter P. T. Barnum.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
