actualized

past tense of actualize

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualized
Verb
  • Curry originated the role onstage in London and immortalized it in 1975’s Rocky Horror Picture Show.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Curry originated the iconic role in the first production of Rocky Horror staged at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The nature of college football is that star players can emerge from relative anonymity, which makes predicting who will be the biggest before the season has even started a difficult endeavor.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Alternative fuel sources saving some money for districts The Council Rock School District in lower Bucks County started migrating to propane back in the 2022-23 school year.
    Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Since Starmer's political crisis began brewing in early May, the pound has fallen nearly 3% cumulative against the dollar.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Without a clear message from Warsh, investors began to doubt the Fed’s inflation-fighting resolve.
    Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Emails from later in March obtained by The Bee show that further complications with the project arose when city staffers discovered additional compliance requirements for the project.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Various theories surrounding the murders arose following the verdict, but they were never officially solved.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Police are still looking for her Hoffmann reached out to the Herald and commenced his pursuit for answers.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The project commenced with a simple analog instrument panel clock.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ibrahimovic appeared surprised when Haaland later showed him the finished look during a video call.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, after the opening game, there appeared to be more questions than answers.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Toby Xu, Alibaba Group’s chief financial officer, said there was revenue growth and margin gains across the company’s core businesses.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 1986, Dolly and Sandy formed Sandollar, a production company that would go on to produce Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as Dolly’s own TV and film projects.
    Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The stones are pink because they're made of rhyolite, a rock formed from ancient volcanic activity.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Actualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualized. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster