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
Trump's proposal for a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy -- an idea the Kremlin has repeatedly dodged since the two men last met in 2019 -- has yet to come to fruition, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of continued evasion.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This is when a reckoning à la Liz Truss is likely to come to fruition, Wharton professor Joao Gomes previously told Fortune.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the talk show didn’t come to fruition, Farley and De Laurentiis remained friends.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Such a peace deal does not appear to be coming to fruition anytime soon, however, as the Israeli military readies a military campaign to take control of Gaza City, an operation that could take months.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This is when a reckoning à la Liz Truss is likely to come to fruition, Wharton professor Joao Gomes previously told Fortune.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the talk show didn’t come to fruition, Farley and De Laurentiis remained friends.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Such a peace deal does not appear to be coming to fruition anytime soon, however, as the Israeli military readies a military campaign to take control of Gaza City, an operation that could take months.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruition
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Still, what’s missing from the public discourse about violence in Chicago is the realization that suicide, and not homicide alone, is silently taking the lives of hundreds of Black residents across the city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The realization that these parts would take hundreds of years to produce using conventional 3D printing methods became a turning point in DeMuth’s story.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sleep Token Managed the Same Feat The accomplishment, which had never been achieved before November 2024, was repeated this past spring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For him, the clothes are an entry point to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of Black women, including Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, and Mahalia Jackson, and Fredye Marshall and Dorothy Lee Bolden.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t to diminish the achievements of other players, many of whom have done great things relative to their expectations this year.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Networking, as an all-encompassing concept, has often been the key to the successes of aspiring business owners worldwide.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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For approximately 25 years, Lee worked on international legal cases to combat injustice and promote human rights, achieving notable success in the high-level world of international courts.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And capturing demand requires cash on hand to keep up with inventory, advertising, and fulfillment expenses.—
Eric Youngstrom,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And yet there is a quiet fulfillment in removing one at a time.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fruition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruition. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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