as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
The Pistons played well in the series opener, but just did not capitalize late.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Son saw a skillset in Ray and found a way to not just manipulate it but capitalize off of it.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The term Deaf, capitalized, refers in the US to an identity or community—to those members of Deaf culture who share ASL as a primary language.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Midway through the third period, Albert Johansson lost his helmet in a battle behind the net, and Montreal’s Josh Anderson capitalized, banging home the game-winner while Johansson (who by rule had to either secure his helmet or go to the bench) was going to get it.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Son saw a skillset in Ray and found a way to not just manipulate it but capitalize off of it.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The term Deaf, capitalized, refers in the US to an identity or community—to those members of Deaf culture who share ASL as a primary language.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Midway through the third period, Albert Johansson lost his helmet in a battle behind the net, and Montreal’s Josh Anderson capitalized, banging home the game-winner while Johansson (who by rule had to either secure his helmet or go to the bench) was going to get it.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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The proposal would direct the fee payments to fund the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the nation's immigration courts, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Expanding the program would depend on funding approval by the legislature.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The move, although not unexpected, was met with disappointment and anger by arts administrators who had counted on the grants to finance ongoing projects.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Up next on their list is partnering with musician Peter Zummo to produce a music video for The Tape Is Chill, financed by British fragrance brand Penhaligon’s.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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Tesla sells billions of dollars a year in credits to automakers that fall short of federal emission rules, and its cars are subsidized by tax incentives for electric vehicles — though Mr. Trump has called for a rollback of electric car subsidies.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hamilton County agreed to subsidize financing for two new stadiums for the Bengals and MLB’s Cincinnati Reds.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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