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
By 2000, Boyd was able to share that appreciation with others and actualize a long-time dream by opening an arthouse in Santa Rosa called the Rialto Cinemas Lakeside.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
The goal is to actualize both protection and connection under the Mars-Saturn trine.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The partnership has access to $50 million in equity capital from family offices and high net worth investors to actualize its business plan.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
This is the American West actualized and disoriented, where humans are an afterthought.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
The goal is to actualize both protection and connection under the Mars-Saturn trine.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The partnership has access to $50 million in equity capital from family offices and high net worth investors to actualize its business plan.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
This is the American West actualized and disoriented, where humans are an afterthought.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualize
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With two and a half weeks remaining before the Twins begin their season in Baltimore, there are still plenty of roster questions to be sorted out, particularly in the outfield.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
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The trade will not become official until the new league year begins on Wednesday.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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By mid-April a lot of good could start to roll in.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Iran’s president had claimed Tehran would stop striking its neighbors unless any attacks on Iran originated from those countries.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mining and metals accounted for roughly 11% of global scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, with a large majority originating from Asia, highlighting the sector’s role as both a major emitter and a linchpin of the clean energy transition.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hence, any error arising from the admission of the cellphone evidence is harmless.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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When wealth moves directly into a founder’s personal name and only then is transferred into protective vehicles, the sequence can draw scrutiny if disputes arise.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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All changes take effect June 18 except for Cartagena, which commences June 11.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Spring football has commenced and reporters got a 35-minute window to watch Coleman and a host of new Longhorns who are out to make sure last season’s omission from the College Football Playoff was a one-off and not the start of a bad-for-business trend on the Forty.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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When numerous low-altitude targets appear, radar systems detect them amid the clutter – unwanted echoes from terrain, sea surfaces, rain or buildings – before identifying and continuously tracking them, reported SCMP.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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At this point, the majority of the agricultural workforce in some communities in the Mississippi Delta appears to be South African.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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So there is room to add more shifts.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Importantly, there was recently a big effort to de-fund Chandra, which would leave humanity without a flagship-class X-ray observatory of any type.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Actualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualize. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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