Back
Back verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
Popularize and back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Popularize" instead a verb "Back".
Popularize
Popularize verb - Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.
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Synonyms for Popularize
Back and popularize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back" instead a verb "Popularize".
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- Along with Hal Lindsey's books, the 1972 film A Thief in the Night helped to popularize this trope back in The '70s.
Source: Caught Up in the Rapture - However, their incorporation of guitar solos and the use of electric guitars by their back-up players (such as Jethro Burns, Roy Lanham, and Zeke Turner) were new elements which they helped popularize.
Source: Rock & Roll -
Though the concept of a polymer framed handgun dated back to 1970 with Heckler & Koch's rather futuristic VP70 machine pistol, the Glock series were the first to truly popularize the idea.
Source: Cool Guns / Handguns
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Popularize and Back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/popularize
Back & Popularize. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/popularize>.
Popularize or Back. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/popularize.
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