as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
During this period, pride was often found capitalized and linked to the Christian concept of the seven deadly sins.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 May 2025
Rhodes capitalized and hit Cena with the Cross Rhodes to get the win in the main event of WWE Money in the Bank 2025.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And when the lights at Dell Diamond were shining the brightest, the Bearcats capitalized.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
When the Oilers held a man advantage, McDavid capitalized by making a nifty saucer pass to teammate Leon Draisaitl, who flew in front of the net to get the puck past Panthers' goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 May 2025
Rhodes capitalized and hit Cena with the Cross Rhodes to get the win in the main event of WWE Money in the Bank 2025.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And when the lights at Dell Diamond were shining the brightest, the Bearcats capitalized.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
When the Oilers held a man advantage, McDavid capitalized by making a nifty saucer pass to teammate Leon Draisaitl, who flew in front of the net to get the puck past Panthers' goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS. USSF-106 is the 2nd of two NSSF Phase 2 contracts awarded to ULA in 2020 originally targeting a launch by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 (FY22).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Greene also posted on X, formerly Twitter, that some Republicans, including those against Trump, were funding a primary challenge against her and urged supporters to donate to her campaign.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The film was financed and produced by Jeffrey M. Zucker’s Janowski Entertainment, in partnership with Core 4 Films and 19 Pictures.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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The livelihood of the local industry is indeed reliant on international co-productions and sales because the country is too small for ambitious projects to be fully financed locally, Marcus argues.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Today the city also subsidizes about 200,000 apartment units.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.—
Time,
Time,
12 June 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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