Thesaurus results for CONCRETIZE

concretize

verb

Definition of concretize

as in to realize

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Recent Examples of concretize The crescendos of Tines’s operatic bass-baritone bleed through the entirety of the Geffen like thunder, concretizing the space into a heartbeat of resistance that reanimates the categorization of witness. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Ready to concretize your aspirations? — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 The series’ narratives are set by Julia Quinn and concretized by her fans. — Patricia A. Matthew, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 This is the perfect time to concretize your vision for the next year and the years to come. — Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 10 July 2025 There, the flimsy divide between low- and middle-income workers wouldn’t be concretized through housing policy. — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 By exploring the looming threats of World War II through the personal, O'Connor concretizes the stakes for the island, avoiding what might otherwise be a plodding rehashing of history. — Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024 To advance the story visually, the film concretizes certain allusions and memories. — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretize

Verb

Some people didn't realize a data center was being built in their community until construction began.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
George Lucas, for his part, has suggested that bringing the Lucas Museum to fruition—a project beset by delays and controversy that has taken nearly a decade to realize—was a herculean effort.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of realize

Verb

The Astros may actualize those odds but may still fail to meet owner Jim Crane’s standards.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Ghana’s path to actualizing a Wakanda-like vision of African wealth protected from outside extraction and converted into national power will necessarily be more complicated.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of actualize

Verb

During the 1960s and ’70s, Morgan embodied and inspired historic changes in how women lived and thought.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The contrast between relief and despair is rarely more stark than on a tennis court, where two players embodying those emotions stand across the net at the end of a match and shake hands.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of embody

Verb

In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
This is a small circle, one that manifests in another trend of this window — especially in England, where Premier League clubs are doing more and more business among themselves.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of manifest

Verb

Chapman's charges raised concerns to Krissie Fung, a member of the city's police oversight body the Fire and Police Commission.

— David Clarey, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Body measurements for height, waist, hips and Relative Fat Mass, an index that estimates body fat percentage from height, waist circumference and gender, have remained stable.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2026