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
Wellness takes work and that work is most likely actualized through working in direct partnership with mental health professionals.
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Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The bill strives to actualize budget savings by making renewal and enrollment processes stricter, decrease the federal matching rate and limit states’ use of provider taxes for Medicaid funding, among others.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
She’s taken on the role of Georgia and it’s actualized.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
And as The Athletic reported on Friday, Redick’s job is safe, and the Lakers remain confident in him actualizing his potential as a promising young coach who had, all things considered, a successful debut season.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The bill strives to actualize budget savings by making renewal and enrollment processes stricter, decrease the federal matching rate and limit states’ use of provider taxes for Medicaid funding, among others.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
She’s taken on the role of Georgia and it’s actualized.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
And as The Athletic reported on Friday, Redick’s job is safe, and the Lakers remain confident in him actualizing his potential as a promising young coach who had, all things considered, a successful debut season.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who is penning the next James Bond movie, Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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Swift and Kelce famously started dating in the summer of 2023, and seemingly first confirmed their romance when Swift started popping up at his NFL games in September of that year.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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These routes originated at a facility on one side of an Interstate and made deliveries to larger clinics located only a couple of hundred yards away on the other side of an interstate.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Much of Evie’s new understanding, of herself and of her environment, originates from those around her, especially her new boyfriend.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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Controversy arose when the CSC illustrated how a backer of an NIL deal must be an entity that provides goods for services to the public for profit.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1667, further doubts arose as to whether those aforementioned children should be made free by baptism into Christianity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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What Happens Next If approved, the first phase of the project, which costs $55 billion, will commence in the next few years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Pre-orders of the album appeared on Taylor Swift’s website as soon as the time commenced.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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Booker appeared in a jail jumper and stood in the jury box, handcuffed, as each of the four witnesses testified Aug. 6.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Spoons appears to be about 3 years old, the zoo staff estimates.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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This is undoubtedly one of the most baffling mysteries of all time, and there is a purist sense of absolute joy and satisfaction in solving it.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There are still numerous pending investigations and lawsuits against tech companies that the Trump administration hasn't ended, at least not yet.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Actualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualize. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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