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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualized
  1. originated
  2. started
  3. began
  4. arose
  5. commenced
  6. appeared
  7. was
  8. formed
Verb
  • For example, seven-year ARMs that originated in 2019 and face their first reset this year from August through December have a median initial rate of 3% and a median unpaid balance of $548,000, ICE data shows.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Wimmer says Schlingheider has evaded his questions about where the image originated.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of originated
Verb
  • Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Once the animals had learned to associate each of the six scents with a particular reward location, researchers started swapping the scent-location pairs.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of started
Verb
  • In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The competition began in 2013 as an idea from the Murrell family to celebrate the franchise’s crew.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of began
Verb
  • Zacharia's qualifications and background quickly came under scrutiny as questions arose over her résumé.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Rev’s powers and platforms and friends still had their uses, though, as when the matter of the funeral arose.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of arose
Verb
  • The evening commenced with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as literary and fashion insiders arrived at the private members club.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Zedwell responded by asking to include a redevelopment break clause in the new lease that would entitle them to terminate the lease at 6 months’ notice at any time once the new lease has commenced.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of commenced
Verb
  • In September, every ward in Sylhet's 100-bed Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, which is treating measles, appeared overwhelmed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The migration of working-class and Hispanic voters toward Trump in 2024, which now appeared to be swinging back to the Democrats in the midterms, suggested an underlying instability.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • The researchers said there was no better animal to study than Jonathan.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There was no fussing over rooms—everyone agreed their bed was ultra-cozy.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • As soon as the tribe formed, Jeff asked Christian a question.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The national foundation was formed after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and offers crisis response, emergency assistance and help for young people and families affected by violence.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of formed

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“Actualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualized. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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