1
as in starting
to come into existence
the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize
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2
as in appearing
to come into view
the train station materialized through the fog
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as in surfacing
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized
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as in embodying
to represent in visible form
a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief
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Recent Examples of materializing
But Canalys isn’t confident about the demand materializing at retail stores and websites.
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Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
China is the biggest export market for American farmers, and retaliation is already materializing.
—Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The partnership tried to play through the ailments, but the results weren’t materializing for most of the year.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Climate projections ‘materializing’ The storm is expected to move inland towards Laos and Thailand, China’s Meteorological Center reported, with the risk for flash flooding and mudslides increasing.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Will Smayda, head of financial centers at BofA, said the inability to see materializing progress toward these goals is stoking the young generation’s anxiety.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Lines for popular performers often begin materializing by early afternoon outside the ICCU Grandstand.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
With the budget plan in motion and spending cuts materializing, Missouri’s hospitals are now taking a look at their finances and preparing for an uptick in costs.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Executives from industrial giants to consumer goods firms are deploying capital on strategic deals designed to snap up competitors and acquire technologies instead of staking their reputations on major deals that run the risk of never materializing.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
China is the biggest export market for American farmers, and retaliation is already materializing.
—Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The partnership tried to play through the ailments, but the results weren’t materializing for most of the year.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Climate projections ‘materializing’ The storm is expected to move inland towards Laos and Thailand, China’s Meteorological Center reported, with the risk for flash flooding and mudslides increasing.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Will Smayda, head of financial centers at BofA, said the inability to see materializing progress toward these goals is stoking the young generation’s anxiety.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Lines for popular performers often begin materializing by early afternoon outside the ICCU Grandstand.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
With the budget plan in motion and spending cuts materializing, Missouri’s hospitals are now taking a look at their finances and preparing for an uptick in costs.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Executives from industrial giants to consumer goods firms are deploying capital on strategic deals designed to snap up competitors and acquire technologies instead of staking their reputations on major deals that run the risk of never materializing.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materializing
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In 2020, during COVID-19 shutdowns, English didn’t have the schedule conflicts that once hindered him from starting his own coffee business.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bloomberg previously reported that each season of the show will be based on a single book, starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Power shoulders continued their evolution, now appearing in softened yet commanding forms across tailoring, knits and leather.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As online fundraisers are surfacing, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said people looking to support the victims should be careful of scams looking to take advantage of people eager to donate.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now the worry is, as the state pushes to improve and meet more standards to ultimately get out from under court oversight, new issues are surfacing.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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But if you’ve been split between duty and desire, August invites you to stop overthinking and start embodying what feels good to you in each moment.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The challenge for the actor included embodying two very different sides of a character, mastering football’s technical demands, and balancing humor with pain.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yet there’s nothing noticeable about him—brown hair, blue eyes, a chin just beginning to widen into adolescence—except the mix of fear and determination that shows when the camera zooms in on his face.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On the morning of 9/11, Scott's company Ladder 118 was dispatched from its firehouse in Brooklyn to respond to the crisis unfolding at the World Trade Center.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The protests that are now unfolding are a result of that skepticism.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The number of people using the FAIR plan for fire insurance has increased dramatically in recent years as companies have pulled back business in the state due to losses caused by major wildfires arising from risks due to climate change and other factors.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clot formation is a health risk arising from sluggish blood flow through the veins.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pulling shots of espresso involves a flash method of expressing steam through grounds for a highly concentrated form of coffee.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Cizmek confirmed that agreements with local authorities are currently underway, expressing optimism that the project’s financial and social benefits will be shared with the local population in various ways, pv magazine reported.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Materializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materializing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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