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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
This is the American West actualized and disoriented, where humans are an afterthought.
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Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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
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Wilde’s 2022 psychological thriller, headlined by Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, descended into tabloid chaos amid rampant speculation over an apparent feud between Pugh and Wilde, plus the romance between Wilde and Styles that allegedly originated during production.
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The Scots have also been spotted topping statues of prominent figures with orange traffic cones -- a tradition that, according to BBC, originated in Glasgow in the '80s when a cone was placed atop the head of the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
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The prime minister said a formal environmental impact assessment has not started because the plan for the development has not been finalized.
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Teng, who has started and relieved in his professional career, threw a career-high 136 1/3 innings with Double-A Richmond in 2022.
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The annual Wawa Welcome America celebration began with performances by singer Paula Holloway and a choir of more than 100 singers from churches across the Philadelphia region.
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There’s a lot of racing history at the Big A, which began in 1894, before Queens was even part of New York City.
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When Tunisia scored, vigorous cheers arose from fans like Erije Benaissa, a Tunisia native currently living in Arkansas.
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But these camps originally arose to address a deeper anxiety held by parents, leaders and reformers, who worried about the character development of children and sought to use these places as training grounds for good American citizens.
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Before the Oranje Fanwalk commenced Thursday, the Netherlands packed the Power & Light for food and some beverages.
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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.
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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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.
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Dagher said there was nothing to indicate any other suspects were involved.
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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.
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Think450 was formed in 2017 to service NBA players’ group licensing and marketing rights.
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“Actualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualized. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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