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as in discovers
to come to an awareness of
I just realized that I can't go out to dinner tonight because I'm supposed to babysit for our neighbor
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as in earns
to receive as return for effort
if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, you'll realize a little interest on it
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Recent Examples of realizes
Hutter eventually realizes his client is, in fact, a vampire, and Hutter's wife may be the key to saving him and their community.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
In the first movie, Kate realizes midway through a flight to Paris that the McCallister clan has left their youngest alone back in a suburb of Chicago.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Too frightened to reveal herself, Sophie stays hidden, and after Benedict’s visit, her stepmother realizes Sophie was the woman in silver who captured his attention that night.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes that a political and partisan narrative is not as important as American values?
—Rachel Wolf , Paul Mauro , Bill Melugin , Alexandra Koch , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Following their initial misunderstanding, however, Styles realizes that the man is a kindred spirit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
By the time anyone realizes what’s happening, the conversation has already slipped away.
—Anamika Shrimali, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
Of course, the driver ahead never realizes the error of their ways, accelerates, or reacts at all.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
That sounds reasonable until one realizes that market rate is rarely defined with precision.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
In the first movie, Kate realizes midway through a flight to Paris that the McCallister clan has left their youngest alone back in a suburb of Chicago.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Too frightened to reveal herself, Sophie stays hidden, and after Benedict’s visit, her stepmother realizes Sophie was the woman in silver who captured his attention that night.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes that a political and partisan narrative is not as important as American values?
—Rachel Wolf , Paul Mauro , Bill Melugin , Alexandra Koch , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Following their initial misunderstanding, however, Styles realizes that the man is a kindred spirit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
By the time anyone realizes what’s happening, the conversation has already slipped away.
—Anamika Shrimali, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
Of course, the driver ahead never realizes the error of their ways, accelerates, or reacts at all.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
That sounds reasonable until one realizes that market rate is rarely defined with precision.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizes
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The story is a post-apocalyptic tale in which a convict, played by Fischbach, sails an ocean of blood in a submarine in order to search for resources and discovers increasingly terrifying secrets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fleeing to the other side of the island, an area Linda had warned him against venturing into, Bradley discovers an opulent, unoccupied mansion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Crandon Park Beach Key Biscayne, Florida A two-mile stretch of soft white sand in Key Biscayne, family-friendly Crandon Park Beach consistently earns praise for its beauty and calm waters thanks to an offshore sandbar.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The series is sprawling, politically thorny, ambitious storytelling that earns its many shades of grey.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Instead of asking users to fill out long forms, Lily learns through natural conversation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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This allows the company to learns from experience and apply it to strategies going forward.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Opgenhaffen sees particular opportunity in modernizing the traditional South Asian eye look — updating the classic coal liner with plum shades and browns that can transition from day to evening.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Downs says maintenance issues are what his crew sees the most.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The gospel singer has amassed 20 Grammy wins throughout his career, having won his first in 1996 for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for his album Whatcha Lookin' 4.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the end of January, the person with the greatest distance wins the free food.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Deadline hears that the British national broadcaster is closing four jobs as part of the cost-cutting decision, which has been bemoaned internally amid rising disinformation online.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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No wonder Josephine often hears the adults around her arguing.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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What makes the experience especially compelling is the format itself.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a result of its many cooks, KPop Demon Hunters has a complex, sometimes contradictory view of what makes a song K-pop.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Realizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realizes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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