as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
That sort of inning has led to them capitalizing later against starters in some games.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Minnesota had a power-play opportunity in the final period but was unable to capitalize.
—CBS News, 6 May 2026
The Anthropic joint venture is essentially that thesis, capitalized and staffed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Last year’s Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Minnesota had a power-play opportunity in the final period but was unable to capitalize.
—CBS News, 6 May 2026
The Anthropic joint venture is essentially that thesis, capitalized and staffed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Last year’s Red Sox were a top-10 team in several offensive metrics, but the struggles to capitalize were always there.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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This week both Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Rays owners, which lays out a rough sketch of how a stadium at Hillsborough Community College would be funded with a public contribution of $976 million.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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In Florida, Florida Power & Light, the state’s largest utility, has pursued rate increases for years to fund infrastructure and meet rapid growth.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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That seed money is financing an ambitious expansion plan that calls for hundreds of piano schools across the country.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Last night, Deadline told you that Mubi is financing Nicolas Winding Refn’s next directorial, his long-in-the-works, Maniac Cop.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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Because those contributions are deducted at the 37% rate, the IRS subsidizes another $8,510.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Anthropic's June 15 credit-pool change signals that subsidized programmatic usage on subscription plans is ending across the industry.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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