corner the market

VERB

monopolize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb exclude possess take over utilize

STRONG

acquire consume copyright corner devour employ engross have hog hold manage own patent restrain syndicate

WEAK

bogart exercise control keep to oneself lock up own exclusively sew up sit on take up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain fail ignore lack let go lose need reject release

WEAK

distribute scatter share

VERB

possess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire carry enjoy maintain occupy own retain seize

STRONG

bear control corner dominate grab hog hold

WEAK

be blessed with be born with be endowed with get hands on get hold of have to name latch on to lock up sit on take over take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail free lack let go lose need release surrender yield

STRONG

abandon forsake

WEAK

dispossess miss not have

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In his view, IMVT-1402 could corner the market for D2T RA, given the drug’s “differentiated mechanism and compelling efficacy in people who have failed multiple prior therapies.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

That sets this time apart from earlier examples of silver mania — like when the Hunt Brothers notoriously tried to corner the market in 1980, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Back in 1980, prices crashed after the Hunt brothers’ attempt to corner the market unraveled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Leave it to designer Kiko Kostadinov to corner the market on bizarro motor racing clothing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

But I had a massive hard drive stuffed with MP3s, which is why Sizwe was excited when he saw me mixing—he saw a way to corner the market.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

corner the market

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