Definition of fruitionnext
as in realization
the state of being actual or complete when she landed the lead in a Broadway play, a lifelong dream was brought to fruition

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Recent Examples of fruition New owners took over, officials said, but other plans never came to fruition. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Neither of those two deals came to fruition. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 But those plans never came to fruition. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Not every Centre Pompidou expansion has come to fruition. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fruition
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Noun
  • Robby grows emotional at the realization that Duke is referring to him.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Her father, Rossel Reyes Martinez, said their daughter's death was the realization of a parent's worst nightmare.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The morning show host congratulated Sophia and Isabella — who went to different high schools — on their accomplishments with individual social media posts.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that the end of the powerlifting season overlaps with the start of baseball.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among her achievements as a painter are winning the Winsor & Newton Prize in 1988 and the Creswick Landscape Prize in 1990, according to Tatler.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water was long considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Though her political aspirations didn’t ultimately pan out, Ortega went on to find success in the entertainment industry by landing roles as early as 12, appearing on Jane the Virgin and Stuck in the Middle.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Continenza said success to him will mean continuing to improve finances and ensuring Kodak has a solid succession plan in place to continue its growth.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • All days of fulfillment in religious history are, in any case, Great Disappointments, since the thing expected—Nirvana, the Apocalypse, the New Jerusalem—never does happen.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The company also said that the surcharge will be calculated based on a seller's fulfillment fees, not the sale price of their items.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Fruition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruition. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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