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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The country's armed forces said that it was targeted by a missile attack that originated from Iranian territory.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
More broadly, the open-source movement has made robust design systems available beyond the organizations that originated them.

— Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of originated

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Mayfield, who injured his left shoulder in late November against the Los Angeles Rams, started all 17 games last year for the third season in a row and passed for 3,693 yards with 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Several of these improvements started with the haul the Cowboys got in the Parsons trade last summer, which has afforded Dallas opportunities to address the gaping holes on this team.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of started

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The Procession of Lights on Wednesday began at the People’s Salvation Cathedral, known as the National Cathedral, which is the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron began calling his own pitches on July 24 against the Detroit Tigers.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of began

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The changes also appear to address unintended consequences that arose from new rules implemented in August 2024, beginning with the Class of 2025.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
This belief likely arose from the species’ habit of sharing such sites with other snakes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of arose

Verb

At first glance, the second-guessing commenced as Leading Change had only two career starts to his credit.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The game commenced with four unanswered scores from Jenks and sloppy play from Southlake Carroll that included a handful of early penalties, messy substitutions and a lack of rhythm.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of commenced

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Marte’s line drive exited his bat at 93 mph and appeared to glance off the left side of Perdomo’s head.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Scary moment The game was delayed several minutes early in the third quarter after Northwestern offensive lineman Jackson Carsello appeared to take a teammate’s knee to his helmet at the end of a play.

— Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeared

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The pair formed a decades-long friendship that Sean recalled in Roberta, a documentary chronicling her life.

— Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
The recall was largely organized by the Independence Action Committee, one of several grassroots political groups which formed in the wake of the controversial vote.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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