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Recent Examples of concretize
Ready to concretize your aspirations?
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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
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 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
To physically change my body felt like an important way to concretize that work.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
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
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 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
To physically change my body felt like an important way to concretize that work.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretize
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As Firecracker realizes during a marketing brainstorm with VP Ashley Barrett, Oh Father, Vought producer Courtenay Fortney, and the Worm, the basic values of Jesus Christ don’t sell anymore.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Uniting them to make Christopher Hampton’s magnificent screenplay come to life is a fantasy realized.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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The offensive profile is formidable, and Anthony is only just beginning to fully actualize his potential.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Olathe and Johnson County officials will be similarly involved in green-lighting individual steps required to actualize a team headquarters, practice facility and entertainment district.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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From top to bottom, this administration embodies the perversity, ignorance and belligerence of its leader.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Now, Ternus is tasked with embodying that same philosophy in charting the company’s next era.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The realization of this digital pane, which ultimately manifested itself as Project Maven, is one of two stories that Manson tells.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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This pledge manifested in the form of a plan to issue tax credits over three years to homeowners whose residential property values increased by more than 15% in the 2023 assessment cycle.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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LaMelo Ball bodying up Noticing a more physical nature from LaMelo Ball this season?—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Those are plays on which the big fellas get a chance just to body defensive backs.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Concretize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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