commercialism
Example Sentences
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Girard has spoken of being inspired by everything from L.A.’s emphasis on social media to commercialism to graffiti art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It is one of rigid systematization, scrappy invention, lavish abandon; of vulgar commercialism and transcendent art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The lights are up and the baubles are out: with trees across the country already decorated and on display, there has been some traditional grumbling about whether commercialism means it gets earlier every year.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
They despised its commercialism and dreaded the prospect of future films about Mattel properties such as Barney and American Girl dolls.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
At the outset, he shared the university scientist’s traditional antipathy to the patent process, so redolent of commercialism and so distinctly unacademic.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
