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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  • 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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