as in financing
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalizing
Getting lucky and capitalizing.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The league, meanwhile, capitalizing perhaps on a newfound cultural footprint in the United States stemming from the Olympics, appears to be having a moment.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 May 2026
That sort of inning has led to them capitalizing later against starters in some games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 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
George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The league, meanwhile, capitalizing perhaps on a newfound cultural footprint in the United States stemming from the Olympics, appears to be having a moment.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 May 2026
That sort of inning has led to them capitalizing later against starters in some games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalizing
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The five-year period ending June 30, 2025, already saw the bank provide more in financing commitments to developing countries than in any previous five-year period in its history.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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That means the industry will need to take more responsibility for building or financing new power generation in Illinois to serve its needs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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By partnering with David Prior’s travel company, Prior, the bank and credit card issuer is funding the luxury lift its founder requires.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Private providers are in a precarious moment right now due to funding strains caused by freezes to funding through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, rising operational costs, and enrollment decreases tied to Colorado’s universal preschool program.—
Andrea Steffes-Tuttle,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
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The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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“Capitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalizing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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