concretizing

verb

present participle of concretize
as in actualizing

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  1. actualizing
  2. realizing
  3. embodying
  4. manifesting
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  • 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
  • The collective takeaway is that producing, forging and actualizing belief is a way to center oneself, turn the volume down on all the noise out there, and feel… well, to put it simply, good.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of actualizing
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  • There is a particular kind of freedom that comes with realizing you no longer have anything to prove.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The high-level meeting in Pyongyang in June was the first step toward realizing this strategy.
    — ZHENG JIYONG, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of realizing
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  • Franchise-wise, Armani Beauty has Privè, with unisex couture fragrances; Giorgio Armani, which is premium, and Emporio Armani, embodying the brand’s younger, urban facet.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company and its surveillance devices have become a lightning rod for anxieties around surveillance in the US, embodying concerns about privacy, tech industry oversight, and police abuse of power all in one public gadget.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of embodying
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  • Latent symptoms frequently develop after the fact, manifesting as spinal soreness, neck stiffness, inflammation, wrist trauma from breaking the fall, hip discomfort, or concussion indicators such as disorientation, nausea, and photophobia.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As big reveals continue to occupy an important place in the lexicon of family storytelling on social media, their tropes are manifesting off-screen.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifesting
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