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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Residential credit can be a durable asset class when it is originated, underwritten and actively managed by specialists.

— Wesley Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
According to research company Omdia, the format, which first originated in China, generated global revenues of $11 billion last year and is expected to hit $14 billion by the end of 2026, with Latin America emerging as a major market.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of originated

Verb

The father-daughter pair embraced as Verlander started to cry, and the crowd quickly rose to their feet for a standing ovation.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
The Tigers started drives by trying to get QB Austin Simmons going, but often fell behind the sticks with minimal gains or no gains on first and second down.

— PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of started

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The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of began

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The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy.

— Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The filing, made in April but posted online Monday, comes after questions arose earlier this year about the nature of Kristi Noem’s relationship with a top advisor.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of arose

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The mountain, known to the Indigenous inhabitants of the region as the Six Grandfathers, was considered sacred, and construction commenced over the vehement objections of Native Americans.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Circle has commenced a search for its next CFO with the assistance of an executive search firm.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of commenced

Verb

The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of was

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The stock is on track for its worst annual performance since the automaker was formed through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Groupe in January 2021.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
For decades, being Salvadoran meant being identified as a refugee diaspora escaping a war, and later, an association grew with the street gangs that formed as a result of the displacement.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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