ACTUALIZED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

actualized

verb

past tense of actualize

as in originated

to come into existence several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

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Recent Examples of actualized Now a high schooler at Phillips Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, Jung has actualized his vision to keep his grandparents safe on crosswalks − and has a medal and $6,000 to show for it. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 25 June 2026 And on Tuesday at American Family Park, Harrison actualized all that potential in his three meetings with Devers. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 The plot pivot point is based on a real proposal (but never actualized) to pay New York City homeowners to shelter migrants in their homes. — The Know, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 Our economic systems are not serving the people who live here, whose forefathers established this new republic, and our grandparents actualized the peak of its success. — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 This is the American West actualized and disoriented, where humans are an afterthought. — Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 Christopher Strachey actualized the potential of the Manchester computer to play melodies, not just individual tones for software diagnostics. — Alan Turing, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2017

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There’s also been a surge of cafes throughout the US dedicated to beverages using one particular ingredient, the root of the Piper methysticum plant, which originated in the South Pacific.

— Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
According to lore, the Eton uniform originated when boys dressed in black to mourn the death of King George III in 1820.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

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The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Ildemaro Vargas started the ninth with a walk, winning an ABS challenge on a full-count pitch initially called a strike.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of started

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However, after Urbagestion acquired the property and took over its management, Abascal began renting from the private landlord in 2018, according to El País.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Carlos Rodón began the season on the IL after undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur and loose bodies and didn’t debut until May 10.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of began

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The movements that arose out of the deaths of Black people at the hands of largely white police officers and the systematic abuse of women by powerful men were hallmarks of 21st-century progressive thinking.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
That plan nearly came together, but Fincher left the film when budgetary issues arose, and the project was put on hold.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of arose

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Then the Padres commenced giving him a big cushion, scoring two runs in the second inning and batting around and scoring five times in the second.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
As the wreckage of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers smoldered, the United States commenced military operations in Afghanistan.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of commenced

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The 16-year-old girl who was steering the bicycle — which appeared to be a Citi Bike in footage shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News — sustained injuries to her leg and was hospitalized, per the NYPD.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeared

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As ballot stations opened in Casablanca and Rabat, voters of various ages formed small but continuous lines to cast their ballots.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Anderson formed Buster Brown 1973 and released an album through Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Records.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

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