as in to begin
to come into existence
several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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Recent Examples of actualize
Stay Here: Come for the famous geothermal waters, stay for the extensive treatment menu, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is where wellness is actualized.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose.
—Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Impossible advice to actualize for yourself, but the journey at the show is learning how to be yourself in front of everybody.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose.
—Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Impossible advice to actualize for yourself, but the journey at the show is learning how to be yourself in front of everybody.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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But what began as an ordinary evening would soon become one of the region's most haunting cold cases.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Entering the homestretch, Journalism poked his head in front as Rodriguez began to fall back.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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With more than two dozen licenses in a multitude of categories far beyond fashion, the top-tier creations serve as reminder of how Wang started her namesake company 36 years ago.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Pinch-hitter Howie Kendrick starts things off against Craig Stammen, and is followed by Trea Turner, Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon, who all go yard.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Goldsberry, who originated the role of Angelica Schuyler, confirmed that the HamFam quickly slipped back into their roles during rehearsals.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The asteroids are theorized to have most likely originated from debris in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Often, this insight arose in conversation with other women, in consciousness-raising groups.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Some problems arise in the fine print and Fox is transformed into a flesh-eating demon.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with Premier League teams not playing in Europe entering in the second round, which starts in the week commencing August 25, and the remaining seven clubs receiving a bye to the third round, which takes place in the weeks commencing September 15 and 22.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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These delays at the ISA, in turn, have frustrated corporate actors, like The Metals Company (TMC), which are keen to commence commercial-scale operations in international waters.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Slezak is set to appear in Craig Brewer's musical film Song Sung Blue at the end of this year.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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The best actors to take on a Wes Anderson role, many of whom have appeared again and again throughout the course of the filmmaker’s 12 features, seem comfortable stretching out in this narrow window of temperament.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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After Camelot, before the brain worms, there was a stylish, tragic Kennedy love story that briefly captured the entire world’s attention.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
16 June 2025
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That vertical been enormously successful for iHeart, for Charlamagne and the talent associated with Black Effect.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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“Actualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualize. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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