1
as in discovering
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 reaping
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 realizing
The minister noted that while many MOUs have been signed with countries including France, Japan and South Korea, realizing actual collaborations takes years of negotiation.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The curator is hopeful that those who visit the space leave realizing how tremendous Andre was.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
One woman went viral after realizing she was set to spend an entire 15-hour flight on a budget airline stuck in the middle seat.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Johnson paused, realizing how the literary example might be taken in terms of his own art.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Lovato finally accepted the meme after realizing someone had photoshopped her years later in 2023.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
These challenges hinder economic growth, perpetuate poverty, and prevent many Africans from realizing their full potential.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The next couple months were spent sorting through Steve’s items and realizing, my god, this is enormous.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The curator is hopeful that those who visit the space leave realizing how tremendous Andre was.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
One woman went viral after realizing she was set to spend an entire 15-hour flight on a budget airline stuck in the middle seat.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Johnson paused, realizing how the literary example might be taken in terms of his own art.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Lovato finally accepted the meme after realizing someone had photoshopped her years later in 2023.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
These challenges hinder economic growth, perpetuate poverty, and prevent many Africans from realizing their full potential.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The next couple months were spent sorting through Steve’s items and realizing, my god, this is enormous.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizing
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local diner, a Vietnamese restaurant and a boba tea shop after discovering over dozens of German cockroaches and other food safety violations.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Themes of self-acceptance, discovering one’s true potential, the power of friendship, and embracing the unknown are all wrapped in a quirky, adventurous comedy.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft started reaping the benefits of its investment Tuesday as OpenAI restructured to give Microsoft a 27% stake in the company, worth about $135 billion.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Not only are the Blue Jays reaping the benefits, but the run is serving a nice marketing benefit for Rogers in its telecom businesses as well.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Admittedly, this may delight a curious gardener who enjoys seeing what novelties a volunteer plant can produce.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Added to the trauma of grief and sudden eviction under threat of reprisal, Adelaida has to endure seeing the sacred mementos of her mother’s life trashed by the thuggish new squatters.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Until this year, people with lower incomes — earning up to about 150% of the federal poverty level, or roughly $23,500 for an individual — could sign up for ACA coverage at any time, not just during open enrollment.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those annual wages may be used as part of the 35 highest-earning years the Social Security Administration uses to calculate your retirement benefits, Valega said.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Coping with the demands, expectations and egos of the Bernabeu’s dressing room is an important and challenging part of the job, as current Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso is learning very quickly.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Phobias can develop for a number of reasons, including genetic predispositions, environmental factors including traumatic experiences, learning from caregivers and hearing about scary situations.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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With the brothers being seven years apart in age, James got his start as an actor first, gaining recognition with his breakthrough role in the TV series Freaks and Geeks from 1999 to 2000, and then for playing Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Duke looked unstoppable in gaining 199 yards in the first quarter to lead 21-7.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Expect to continue hearing a lot of rumors about the Cowboys in the coming days.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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By hearing the results of their entangled choices, users can gain a more concrete and intuitive grasp of these concepts.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Double-winning trio Alejandro Grimaldo, Edmond Tapsoba and Patrik Schick are all still at the club, providing at least some continuity in support.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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American Express Dining and drinks All the food and drinks are curated by The Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge, a collection of James Beard® Award-winning Resy chefs, including Mashama Bailey, Sarah Grueneberg, Kwame Onwuachi and Mike Solomonov, as well as bar director Harrison Ginsberg.—
Lori Zaino,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Realizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realizing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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