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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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The issuers are trying to corner the market and create their own ecosystem.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Silver prices climbed Monday, poised to close at a record 45 years after the high hit when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market for the precious metal.

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

They will corner the market on opening-round home games.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

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