Don't let the children monopolize the television.
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Monopolize
/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/
Synonyms for "monopolize" (104 found)
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holdhold spellboundhold the interesthypnotizeimmerseindentinvolveinvolve the interestjump a claimmake a buymake a dealmake free withmake use ofmanagemesmerizeobsessoccupyoccupy the attentionoverrunown
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possesspreemptpreoccupyprepossessprocurepurchaserebuyregraterepurchaserequisitionsew upsit onspellbindsquat onsubjugatetake all oftake it alltake overtake possession oftake uptie upuseusurputilize
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8 total sentences available.
The girl wanted to monopolize her father's affection and tended to view her mother as a competitor.
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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
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