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
But, realizing his memory is failing and badly shaken by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol is wracked by doubt until his younger self, Little Marcel, appears.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Bovino flailed back at every affront instead of focusing on his mission, not realizing his recklessness was eroding public support for his cause and threatening it altogether.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The program was pivotal in realizing the complex geometry of several of Gehry’s most famous projects, including the Guggenheim Bilbao (1997) and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003).
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Imagine realizing your dad is Pablo Escobar.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Exasperated, bewildered, and realizing other musicians were also dealing with this, Bender came up with a way to show just how porous the system was.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Altman appears to be realizing that OpenAI will need to walk back some spending plans and let some ideas fall to the wayside to make the company palatable to Wall Street.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s something to be said for the persistence of these artists in grinding through and realizing such elaborate historical films in the face of enormous, unforeseen, catastrophic logistical challenges.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Bovino flailed back at every affront instead of focusing on his mission, not realizing his recklessness was eroding public support for his cause and threatening it altogether.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The program was pivotal in realizing the complex geometry of several of Gehry’s most famous projects, including the Guggenheim Bilbao (1997) and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003).
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Imagine realizing your dad is Pablo Escobar.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Exasperated, bewildered, and realizing other musicians were also dealing with this, Bender came up with a way to show just how porous the system was.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Altman appears to be realizing that OpenAI will need to walk back some spending plans and let some ideas fall to the wayside to make the company palatable to Wall Street.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s something to be said for the persistence of these artists in grinding through and realizing such elaborate historical films in the face of enormous, unforeseen, catastrophic logistical challenges.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizing
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Township residents, though, were still discovering the reach of the megasite.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meeting Rachel’s parents and getting that backstory leads her into discovering this family curse.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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Control of the island would cut off the oil revenue Iran has been reaping, as its tankers would no longer be able to use the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jamie McIntyre,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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South Korea is already reaping the benefits from BTS' Saturday reunion.—
Cynthia Kim,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s still based at Salt Lake City International, where his 20-year-old daughter works as a TSA agent, and says that seeing his former colleagues struggling is difficult.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In terms of the commitment to doing a greater number of local shows, the idea is subscribers will be seeing more from their home countries, and more often.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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In his first full pro season in ’25, the southpaw dominated High-A before earning a promotion to Hartford.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The film was a critical and commercial smash, earning more than $100 million at the box office and scoring seven Oscars including best picture.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the era of AI, the notion of learning something for yourself is a quiet, internal act of rebellion against a world that seems to be flowing in the wrong direction.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Headway Premium offers a more practical way to keep learning, with lifetime access now available for $51 as part of a sitewide sale with promo code MARCH15.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Synthetic embryo models, such as blastoids and gastruloids, which replicate key stages in mammalian embryogenesis in vitro, are slowly gaining traction as viable means of ex-vivo development.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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When hearing terms related to accidents and crimes — victim, killed, confessed — a tiny patch above the left ear blazed with activity.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Llanes also testified about Forti’s texts after hearing about Le’s overdose.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Frederiksen's Social Democrats received the most votes and were seen winning 38 seats in Denmark's 179-seat parliament, results published early Wednesday showed, compared with 50 seats four years earlier.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks have feasted on a soft part of their schedule, beating Indiana twice, Utah, Brooklyn and Washington during the winning streak, which came entirely against teams with losing records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Realizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realizing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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