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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
Sinatra realizes Jane is much more valuable as an ally than an adversary.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Suffice it to say that Mabel suddenly realizes she’s gone too far, in both her deception and her activism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
After her husband dies, Joan slowly finds her own identity and realizes her own dream to open a cafe where lonely people can find interesting conversation and good food – the eponymous Satisfaction Cafe.
—The Know, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Competing in by far the highest spending division in baseball against AL East teams like the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox, Rubenstein realizes that his franchise cannot currently generate the revenue needed to outgun those clubs in the long run.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Storrie’s cool kid realizes his mistake after Dirkus plays him a thank-you song.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
McCarty, for one, realizes what the Chargers had to go through to get here.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
More screaming can then be heard, as Svelto realizes what's happening and tries to scare the coyote away.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Suffice it to say that Mabel suddenly realizes she’s gone too far, in both her deception and her activism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
After her husband dies, Joan slowly finds her own identity and realizes her own dream to open a cafe where lonely people can find interesting conversation and good food – the eponymous Satisfaction Cafe.
—The Know, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Competing in by far the highest spending division in baseball against AL East teams like the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox, Rubenstein realizes that his franchise cannot currently generate the revenue needed to outgun those clubs in the long run.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Storrie’s cool kid realizes his mistake after Dirkus plays him a thank-you song.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
McCarty, for one, realizes what the Chargers had to go through to get here.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
More screaming can then be heard, as Svelto realizes what's happening and tries to scare the coyote away.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizes
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When Grandpa Henry dies and Roman is tasked with cleaning out the house, Roman discovers even more secrets and becomes determined to piece them together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Episode 5 is particularly riveting, as Sherlock discovers something significant about his childhood.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The top team earns automatic promotion to the fifth tier.—
Ryan Brennan
March 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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The winner of this matchup earns the seventh playoff seed.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Effectively scaring a bear also reinforces the person as dominant in an encounter, so the bear learns to avoid people.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Dafoe plays Lucius, who has managed an iconic hotel in Vienna for 30 years and learns the building has been sold to an Argentine developer who plans on demolishing it.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps some enterprising Democrat or Republican will come along who exhibits more faith in our constitutional system, governs with the foresight that there are more elections to come than just the next one — and reaps the benefits.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One notable recent addition is the Buyers’ Upfront, an invitation-only event for acquisition execs that takes place in the Lille Chamber of Commerce and sees a roster of series presented to buyers.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Fantawild Animation, the 12th feature in the franchise sees Briar, Bramble, and Vick embark on an adventure into a mysterious ancient forest.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Schnabel’s cinematic canon includes Basquiat, Before Night Falls, and 4x Oscar nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which earned the filmmaker a Best Director Oscar nom, and Best Director wins at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes and Césars.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The adaptation of John Galsworthy’s novel, The Forsyte Saga, will head into production on Season 3 next month in the UK and on location in Europe, Deadline hears.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then the fighting older couple hears a camera’s click and looks up and sees their younger counterpart staring.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Attorneys for Meta say the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences -- acknowledging that some bad material still gets through its safety net.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Finally, after all of those effects, the light makes it to the Local Group, the Milky Way, and all the way to us in the Solar System.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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