as in financed
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalized
But when an opportunity for playing time arose Wednesday night, the third-year wing capitalized.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Hitting errors plagued the Raiders in Set 2 and Sauk Rapids-Rice capitalized, earning multiple leads late.
—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
Boise State failed to capitalized, though, with Madsen throwing an awful interception to Nevada’s Bishop Turner on the very next play.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
And right at the very top of that list should be five words capitalized and maybe even in bold print.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, Coleman’s efficiency opened up the field, and the Bears capitalized with a 7-yard TD reception from tight end Jovan Sparkman.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
The Costa Mesa football team, which was already focused on getting stronger under Gonzalez, has capitalized this season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Kelce’s podcast is titled New Heights, which is helpfully capitalized in the official lyrics, to make the reference perfectly clear.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Hitting errors plagued the Raiders in Set 2 and Sauk Rapids-Rice capitalized, earning multiple leads late.
—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
Boise State failed to capitalized, though, with Madsen throwing an awful interception to Nevada’s Bishop Turner on the very next play.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
And right at the very top of that list should be five words capitalized and maybe even in bold print.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, Coleman’s efficiency opened up the field, and the Bears capitalized with a 7-yard TD reception from tight end Jovan Sparkman.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
The Costa Mesa football team, which was already focused on getting stronger under Gonzalez, has capitalized this season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Kelce’s podcast is titled New Heights, which is helpfully capitalized in the official lyrics, to make the reference perfectly clear.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalized
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Wagner has produced or financed more than 35 films across a wide range of budgets and genres, including Flight Risk starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, and Hypnotic starring Ben Affleck and directed by Robert Rodriguez.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The project will cost more than $150 million and is financed privately by the Bhathals.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The 48 employees work for the Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation Commission, which is funded with state and federal money.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Construction started in October and has continued despite the ongoing government shutdown, since it is privately funded.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
6 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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“Capitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalized. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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