Example Sentences

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In the present-day AI boom, OpenAI is generally credited with popularizing the MTS, Jayden Clark, the Silicon Valley culture commentator behind the viral X account @creatine_cycle, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

It’s easy to adore the star in the mid-to-late 1950s when he’s young and svelte, scandalizing and delighting America with his wiggly hips, popularizing a new sound dubbed rock ‘n’ roll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Sydney, “Christy” is the story of Christy Martin, a pioneer in popularizing women’s boxing in the 1980s and 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Kalshi is slowly popularizing markets for things you’d have never thought to bet on five years ago, at least not at scale.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

Borel was followed by two other works of popularizing science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton