as in financed
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalized
Decatur capitalized in overtime and beat the Waco La Vega Pirates 58-54 in the Class 4A Division I state championship game Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
Georgia Tech capitalized early, building a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The facility was ambitious, professionally marketed and well-capitalized.
—Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The Badgers committed six fouls in the first quarter and the Bruins capitalized for seven points from the free-throw line.
—Felicia Keller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Minutes after Montreal’s Tomas Aviles was shown a red card for a foul of Pellegrino — which resulted in a lengthy injury delay and VAR review — Onni Valakari capitalized against the short-handed visitors with a rocket from beyond the box that found the back of the net.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The Huskies’ momentum took a hit when Strong had to check out of the game four minutes into the third after picking up her third and fourth fouls over a six-second stretch, and Villanova tried to capitalized with the sophomore superstar off the floor.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Brown went on to miss the free throw, but ended up grabbing the offensive rebound and center Luka Garza capitalized by making a basket to complete the four-point possession and cut the Heat’s lead from 21 to 17 within the first 29 seconds of the third quarter.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Pedregal and Stephenson have built a loyal following among taste-maker VCs and founders, but are playing catch up against bigger and better capitalized rivals.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
Georgia Tech capitalized early, building a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The facility was ambitious, professionally marketed and well-capitalized.
—Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The Badgers committed six fouls in the first quarter and the Bruins capitalized for seven points from the free-throw line.
—Felicia Keller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Minutes after Montreal’s Tomas Aviles was shown a red card for a foul of Pellegrino — which resulted in a lengthy injury delay and VAR review — Onni Valakari capitalized against the short-handed visitors with a rocket from beyond the box that found the back of the net.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The Huskies’ momentum took a hit when Strong had to check out of the game four minutes into the third after picking up her third and fourth fouls over a six-second stretch, and Villanova tried to capitalized with the sophomore superstar off the floor.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Brown went on to miss the free throw, but ended up grabbing the offensive rebound and center Luka Garza capitalized by making a basket to complete the four-point possession and cut the Heat’s lead from 21 to 17 within the first 29 seconds of the third quarter.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Pedregal and Stephenson have built a loyal following among taste-maker VCs and founders, but are playing catch up against bigger and better capitalized rivals.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalized
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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The balance will be financed by authority repair and renovation funds.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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The project is currently funded through the preliminary engineering and environmental clearance stages with federal and state funds.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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With the combination of rising oil prices, and the demand knocking at Moscow's door, Vladimir Vladimirovich's war against Ukraine might could be much better funded for the rest of the year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under this administration, Massachusetts has subsidized 90,783 AP exams for nearly 50,000 low-income students.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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At some point, again, Ubers used to be subsidized.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Capitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalized. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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