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
And on Tuesday at American Family Park, Harrison actualized all that potential in his three meetings with Devers.
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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
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
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The network originated in Stephenville, Texas, about 78 miles southwest of Fort Worth, and takes its name from the first three digits of the city’s 76401 ZIP code.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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The findings add to growing evidence that suggests where plague might have originated, experts say — and also challenge ideas about what enabled plague to spread.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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What started as a handful of infested trees in Evergreen, Colorado, has turned into hundreds for landowner Jon Hager.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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After Iran played to a draw Sunday at SoFi Stadium, its second of the World Cup in as many matches, the team’s coach began his postmatch assessment by backing up six months.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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Young also noted that Iran’s Gulf neighbors will invest in pipelines to avoid oil flows through the strait, which allowed for the transit of 20 million barrels a day before the war began.—
Deva Lee,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Serious legal questions also arose as to whether ESG violated fiduciary duty laws and if DEI is discriminatory.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The yoke arose from an inflection point.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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In preparation for the aircraft’s arrival next year, Qantas pilots have commenced training on Australia’s first A350 simulator in Sydney and with British Airways in the UK.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Years later, on May 24, 2011, Casey's trial commenced in Orlando.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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After the verdict, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement that her office decided to charge Pino with a felony after determining that there was sufficient evidence that Pino’s actions were reckless, although the jury ultimately disagreed.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Dagher said there was nothing to indicate any other suspects were involved.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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In Darwin’s day, of course, the processes by which gametes are formed and then fused had yet to be discovered.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Think450 was formed in 2017 to service NBA players’ group licensing and marketing rights.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
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“Actualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualized. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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