as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
With the end zone suddenly near, the Minutemen capitalized.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brennan Barton capitalized with a one yard rushing score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Webull has clearly capitalized, quickly growing from a niche market data platform to the #2 mobile-first brokerage in the US.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Given the emphasis on an active playing field, things can quickly become hectic when trying to position yourself and the Pokémon properly, while also correctly timing the right attacks to capitalize.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brennan Barton capitalized with a one yard rushing score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Webull has clearly capitalized, quickly growing from a niche market data platform to the #2 mobile-first brokerage in the US.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Given the emphasis on an active playing field, things can quickly become hectic when trying to position yourself and the Pokémon properly, while also correctly timing the right attacks to capitalize.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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These rewards are also funded by the fees that credit card companies charge merchants every time any customer pays with a card.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Countries offer this route to quickly fund public projects and drive national development through immediate revenue.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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For investors, policymakers, and business leaders, the time has come to seize the momentum, champion innovation, and finance the blue transition.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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India’s new anti-betting law poses serious punishments for offenders, including potential prison terms for people who facilitate, promote or finance for-money online gaming.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Its politics tend to be a battle between center-left and progressive factions, subsidized by the stratospheric wealth of policy-shaping tech and real-estate billionaires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In that scenario, California would be subsidizing productions that would’ve opted to shoot in the state regardless.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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