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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  • According to a New York magazine feature on World Liberty, Carter declined to join upon realizing that Witkoff appeared to know very little about crypto.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • The very employers that were quick to lay off workers because of the AI hype are quickly realizing that this rash decision is costly.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of realizing
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  • In European mythology and literature, storytellers often portrayed dragons as creatures that amassed enormous wealth without ever using or sharing it, embodying the idea that riches pursued for their own sake can lead to isolation and ruin.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Some two decades later, Dane is still embodying that homegrown approach, one free lake show at a time.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of embodying
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  • Visceral fat is packed deep in the abdomen around and between the organs, manifesting as a higher waist circumference.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On others, handwritten spells manifesting joy or health dance across the white surface.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of manifesting
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