as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
This iteration of the Avs is stacked and this is their best chance to contend, so management had to do everything in its power to capitalize that.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Georgia Tech capitalized early, building a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Regardless, Corgan doesn’t have much to complain about these days, since the Smashing Pumpkins have been capitalizing well on Nineties nostalgia.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
Colorado couldn’t capitalize scoring-wise up a man, but overall, Colorado looked calmer, more comfortable and knowledgeable within Wells’ system than against Seattle.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Georgia Tech capitalized early, building a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Regardless, Corgan doesn’t have much to complain about these days, since the Smashing Pumpkins have been capitalizing well on Nineties nostalgia.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
Colorado couldn’t capitalize scoring-wise up a man, but overall, Colorado looked calmer, more comfortable and knowledgeable within Wells’ system than against Seattle.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
Verb
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Hernandez said she is focused on funding law enforcement and public safety initiatives and offering property tax assistance.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Under the program, funded with the remaining dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, each supervisor was allocated $1 million to support projects that address their district’s needs.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike traditional banks, private credit funds are financed with roughly two-thirds equity and one-third debt on average.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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The state’s efforts to expand access to AP courses and exams have included subsidizing AP exam fees for low-income students and working with partners such as Mass Insight’s AP STEM & English Program.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Given limitations on funding to care for low-income people through Medicaid, the state shouldn’t subsidize products linked to worse health, the group said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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