as in financing
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalizing
That sort of inning has led to them capitalizing later against starters in some games.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Anaheim has been the team that is capitalizing in the series.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
With the midterms approaching, certain primaries have reflected broader debates about whether the Party might consider cursing more, capitalizing tweets, going Dark Woke.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Memes, gossip, the latest celebrity beef — the business of being in the know is more lucrative than ever before, and the film industry is capitalizing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 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
CEOs still care about earnings as a scorecard of their performance and capitalizing internal costs of acquiring data may increase investments in tracking and using data to learn even more about the firm’s operations and financing opportunities.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
But playing against a lifeless Charlotte offense, the Green Wave had time to figure it out, capitalizing with three first-half touchdown drives — all ending with one-yard plunges to find pay-dirt.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Nov. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Anaheim has been the team that is capitalizing in the series.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
With the midterms approaching, certain primaries have reflected broader debates about whether the Party might consider cursing more, capitalizing tweets, going Dark Woke.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Memes, gossip, the latest celebrity beef — the business of being in the know is more lucrative than ever before, and the film industry is capitalizing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The plan remains capitalizing upon the festival as a launchpad for stickiness, and catapulting movies from cult to mainstream status.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 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
CEOs still care about earnings as a scorecard of their performance and capitalizing internal costs of acquiring data may increase investments in tracking and using data to learn even more about the firm’s operations and financing opportunities.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
But playing against a lifeless Charlotte offense, the Green Wave had time to figure it out, capitalizing with three first-half touchdown drives — all ending with one-yard plunges to find pay-dirt.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalizing
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These cities are building quickly on flood-prone land, financing infrastructure through debt mechanisms that future residents will inherit, and betting that car-dependent sprawl is a durable model for community life.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But behind the scenes, Lebron, 32, tells PEOPLE, the new influx of cash was financing a severe drug addiction.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Adames would have paid his playing-time penance (as well as a fine to the team’s kangaroo court — perhaps funding a postgame pizza party), and everyone would have moved on from the mistake.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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In March, Washington sanctioned Rwanda’s defense forces and several senior officials, accusing them of funding the M23 rebels who have taken over mineral-rich areas of eastern DR Congo.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Democrats are for subsidizing childcare for working parents as well as providing food and housing assistance for low-income Americans.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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In recent years, Cuba’s government has talked about subsidizing people in need instead of goods.—
Danica Coto,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Capitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalizing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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