actualized

past tense of actualize

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualized
Verb
  • Leaders should start by asking where the evidence originated.
    Muhamad Aly Rifai, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Court records show fire investigators later concluded the blaze originated where Child reported seeing the man.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, TMZ reported that the fight started when the other inmate, whose identity was not made public, insulted the rapper.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In July the preferred stock started working the other way, and coins became dividend payments.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The tour, which began in 1999, showcases Slamdance titles to different audiences around the country, expanding their reach beyond the traditional film hubs of Los Angeles and New York.
    Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The earliest hurdle that Musk couldn’t clear arose in New York.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • And so commenced a literally explosive weekend of celebrations across the five boroughs, which culminated in a ticker-tape parade on June 18 to City Hall.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Ahmad Abdul Karim, one of the survivors, said the fire appeared to have started from a truck on the lower vehicle deck.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Three of the band’s six hits have also appeared on the Billboard Global 200.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There was a small bathroom with glass doors and a shower, a mini-bar, closet, desk, lounge chair and large doors that open onto the street.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Two Plössl eyepieces provided different magnifications, and there was also a red-dot finderscope and a manual equatorial mount with slow-motion cables.
    Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her most visible stretch came as part of The Meta-Four alongside Lash Legend, Noam Dar and Oro Mensah, a group formed at NXT Battleground in 2023.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Actualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualized. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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