as in financing
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalizing
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.
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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
The Broncos would end up capitalizing with a field goal to take a 10-7 lead.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The timing might be right for Detroit to start capitalizing more from its powerful sports and entertainment culture.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In addition to capitalizing falsely on the product’s IP, the dupe market doesn’t comply with product safety standards.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
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
The Broncos would end up capitalizing with a field goal to take a 10-7 lead.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The timing might be right for Detroit to start capitalizing more from its powerful sports and entertainment culture.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In addition to capitalizing falsely on the product’s IP, the dupe market doesn’t comply with product safety standards.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalizing
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Who’s financing Meta’s massive AI data center?—
Wailin Wong,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Furst ultimately sold Vestron to LIVE Entertainment after financing constraints forced the company into bankruptcy.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Federal officials have said the office space will be used exclusively for legal and administrative functions, with funding through the recent passing of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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The mayor’s challenge lies both in getting the city back on a stable financial footing and in funding the expensive programs he’s promised.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Dutch go even further, by subsidizing homeowners who add green roofs or pull up pavement so that rain can soak in.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And without state funds subsidizing the cost of tipping fees, the transfer station’s rates could rise, Antonacci said.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Capitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalizing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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