as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
Hitting errors plagued the Raiders in Set 2 and Sauk Rapids-Rice capitalized, earning multiple leads late.
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
One way Flores capitalized was by sending LB Eric Wilson at Jahmyr Gibbs routinely, daring him to pick up blitzes.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
North Crowley had long drives, but in the end, the run game led them to success — Mansfield’s defense couldn’t capitalize facing third and fourth down to get off the field.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Based on the book by Zhang Xiaomao, and directed by Lui Zhangmu, Mobius has struck a chord with audiences and Youhug is looking to capitalize by finding new markets for their sci-fi gem.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
One way Flores capitalized was by sending LB Eric Wilson at Jahmyr Gibbs routinely, daring him to pick up blitzes.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
North Crowley had long drives, but in the end, the run game led them to success — Mansfield’s defense couldn’t capitalize facing third and fourth down to get off the field.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Based on the book by Zhang Xiaomao, and directed by Lui Zhangmu, Mobius has struck a chord with audiences and Youhug is looking to capitalize by finding new markets for their sci-fi gem.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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He was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The film is co-produced and financed by Black Label Media and 193.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Without addressing these underlying drivers, and most importantly, rising hospital prices, then insurance will be expensive, whether it's paid for by patients or subsidized by taxpayers.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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