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actualizing

verb

present participle of actualize
as in beginning
to come into existence several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

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Recent Examples of actualizing Ghana’s path to actualizing a Wakanda-like vision of African wealth protected from outside extraction and converted into national power will necessarily be more complicated. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The collective takeaway is that producing, forging and actualizing belief is a way to center oneself, turn the volume down on all the noise out there, and feel… well, to put it simply, good. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualizing
  1. beginning
  2. starting
  3. originating
  4. arising
  5. commencing
  6. appearing
  7. forming
Verb
  • Fortunately, Arkansas is beginning to turn some of that talk into action.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The primary place to dine on-property is Bridgeman’s Chophouse, named for server Peter Bridgeman, who worked at the hotel for 47-years beginning in the 1930s.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of beginning
Verb
  • Round 1, Part 2 (featuring the bears below) will now occur on Thursday, September 24 starting at 12pm EDT.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Shop the hotel door lock, plus more personal safety devices at Amazon starting at just $7.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of starting
Verb
  • Instead, diaspora professionals and entrepreneurs should play a more direct role in originating companies, structuring investments, building supply chains, and developing infrastructure.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • James won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress/Musical for originating the role of Nabulungi.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of originating
Verb
  • The demands for transparency, and the online speculation arising from this trickle of information, put McIlrath in a bind.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement requires Haiti to pay Stone’s legal fees if he is drawn into any investigation or audit arising from the work, the advocacy group notes.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of arising
Verb
  • The film will shoot on location at the heart of Pendle in Lancashire, with principal photography commencing end of September.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The fourth-round tie will not be played until the week commencing October 26.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of commencing
Verb
  • Trump was then photographed aboard Air Force One looking at a large printout appearing to show demolition plans for the center.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the near-decade since, Jay-Z has chosen his moments of visibility sparingly, appearing mostly as a power broker playing in one-per-center sandboxes.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • The next frontier, everyone agrees, is what happens with the larger world of psychedelics and the novel religious organizations that are forming around their usage, and the law.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Technology leaders are forming alliances over the issue, while lawmakers are deciding how to respond.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of forming

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“Actualizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualizing. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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