realization

noun

re·al·i·za·tion | \ ˌrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of realization

1 : the action of realizing : the state of being realized

2 : something realized

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Examples of realization in a Sentence

There is a growing realization that changes need to be made to the coaching staff. this research paper is the realization of an entire year's work

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These are not even desperate blind flings from the realization of the hopeless situation in our society; these are just senseless inertial impulses of a decrepit organism that has lost its bearing. — Anatoly Chernyaev, Harper's magazine, "Cogs of War," 19 Aug. 2019 The realization of how complex [and costly] those impacts are… should help motivate greater policy engagement. — Geoff Dembicki, Scientific American, "Companies May Limit Life-saving Climate Data to Clients that Can Pay," 15 Aug. 2019 Nevertheless, a realization could toss you off-track -- at least for a while. Absorb the information and its implications. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 26 Aug. 2019 There’s the realization that something’s got to change. — al, "What’s Next for United Methodists? Progressives gather to discuss LGBTQ-friendly plan," 22 Aug. 2019 After everyone tired of reading on their Kindles, there was a delightful, if unexpected, realization. — Olivia Martin, Town & Country, "Gwyneth Paltrow Hired a Personal Book Curator—Here's What He Chose For Her Shelves," 20 Aug. 2019 And then came a sense of déjà vu: the referee standing still, not pointing to the center-circle and then the dread realization that this goal, like Raheem Sterling’s last season, was not going to stand. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Once Again VAR Plays Saboteur to Man City as Tottenham Escapes With a Point," 17 Aug. 2019 We are disoriented by the realization that what is absurd to some is true enough to others. — N.c., The Economist, "Conspiracy theories are dangerous—here’s how to crush them," 12 Aug. 2019 Now, the W and Z were postulated and discussed by many people, but the experimental realization required very high energies — for the time, at least. — Quanta Magazine, "A Call for Courage as Physicists Confront Collider Dilemma," 7 Aug. 2019

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