as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
Last year’s Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The 2025 Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
The heart of San Francisco’s order couldn’t capitalize, stranding Gilbert at third.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The Tigers failed to capitalize with runners at second and third with two outs in the fourth.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The 2025 Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
The heart of San Francisco’s order couldn’t capitalize, stranding Gilbert at third.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The Tigers failed to capitalize with runners at second and third with two outs in the fourth.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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Standing in attendance, like doctors in a teaching hospital, was a team of conservators funded by Save Venice, an American organization that works with local experts and authorities to preserve Venice’s artistic heritage.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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The fund was passed by the legislature last fall in response to federal funding cuts that had resulted in food programs like SNAP, WIC and other programs that aided low-income Americans not being funded.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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The all-day festival was financed in part by federal funds.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Del Toro’s dark, ravishing fantasy set in Francoist Spain — which had taken years to finance and produce, endured a brutal production and emerged from post barely in time — was the last film to screen in competition at that year’s festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Instead, get familiar with the industry, understand how governments subsidize or support it, and spot the opportunities likely to arise from the disruption.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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Admittedly, in media professions subsidized by corporate interests, adequate economic incentive may not exist to challenge business actions or government policies that are environmentally unsustainable or enable the use or exploitation of animals or nature for profit.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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