ACTUALIZING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
During the study session, City Clerk Sherri Gard recommended the group seek legal counsel before beginning a signature-gathering effort.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

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Kevin Danso, who closed the season as his starting centre-back, and Cristian Romero have been replaced in the starting line-up by Jan Paul van Hecke, a classy but less physically dominant defender than the outgoers.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But just as at any school, the students are then split into many more subcultures, starting with those in the co-ops—student-run living and dining communities that essentially stand in for Greek life.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

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The award will recognize artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including K-pop, J-pop and C-pop recordings that feature meaningful use of one or more Asian languages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
More than 365,000 people live in the city, with residents originating from more than 170 countries.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of originating

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Meanwhile, there are questions arising in your partnerships that don’t have easy answers or solutions.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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The program picked four international applicants out of nearly 1,000 for a six-month fellowship commencing this month in London along with a cash prize of £10,000 ($13,480) each.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
This week, London’s Serpentine Galleries announced the launch of a six-month fellowship program, commencing in September, that will award four artists working with artificial intelligence grants of £10,000.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of commencing

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As a student approached the doors, several feet of floodwater could be seen building up on the other side, appearing on the verge of breaking through.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Throughout the 1990s, Dundee remained a fixture in Memphis wrestling while also appearing on national television for World Championship Wrestling.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of appearing

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Despite the secrecy, rumors of the project began to percolate at the festival over the weekend, and the line to see the film in the 650-seat Werner Herzog Theater started forming hours before showtime.

— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
In March 2024, hairline cracks began forming along the entire length of a support beam on the top floor.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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