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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2
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
Officers handcuffed Nowak before realizing the severity of his injuries.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Relationships can become overly procedural without couples realizing it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Getting off to that start and realizing how much harder the course was today was great.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
The second worst feeling is realizing your hotel doesn’t have a steamer or iron available.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 May 2026
Wayne Knight played good-natured cop Don, who falls head over heels for Sally without realizing her true nature.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
These people had huge laughs Thursday morning over their airport Bloody Marys after realizing their words were treated as if serious.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
And indeed, the company, which enlisted New York’s Rockwell Group to spearhead the design, found a wealth of like-minded local collaborators ideal for realizing its vision.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
After her postpartum experience and realizing that there were few therapists trained in this speciality in her area, Pham obtained training in perinatal mental health and now has a practice treating moms.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Relationships can become overly procedural without couples realizing it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Getting off to that start and realizing how much harder the course was today was great.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
The second worst feeling is realizing your hotel doesn’t have a steamer or iron available.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 May 2026
Wayne Knight played good-natured cop Don, who falls head over heels for Sally without realizing her true nature.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
These people had huge laughs Thursday morning over their airport Bloody Marys after realizing their words were treated as if serious.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
And indeed, the company, which enlisted New York’s Rockwell Group to spearhead the design, found a wealth of like-minded local collaborators ideal for realizing its vision.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
After her postpartum experience and realizing that there were few therapists trained in this speciality in her area, Pham obtained training in perinatal mental health and now has a practice treating moms.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizing
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Anthropic’s latest funding round further demonstrates that its foundational commitment to commercial applications of its technology—writing code, discovering software bugs, and white-labeling enterprise chatbots around the globe—is paying off.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including a Rancho Cordova warehouse after discovering 68 rodent droppings throughout the facility.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Some of those bets took time to show returns — six years, in the case of his $1 billion investment in Cisco’s Silicon One architecture — but Robbins is now reaping the rewards.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Both teams are looking for a healthy seven-game series, but the Knicks seeing their best scorer heading off the court early isn't the way the Eastern Conference champions wanted to kick off their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1999 against these same Spurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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What stayed with me most was seeing how much children respond to even the smallest acts of kindness.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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However, the new deduction limitation on top-earning individuals now applies to trusts and estates, according to a footnote in the Joint Committee on Taxation's recent tax explainer, better known as the Bluebook.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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This will allow savers to keep their money gathered in one location while also being able to pay expenses, all while earning close to $4 for every $100 deposited.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Where Learning Meets the Workforce An instructor assists a student with Swift programming in Miami Dade College’s hands-on learning environment.—
Miami Dade College,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The gap between expectation and delivery revealed a broader need for learning environments grounded in everyday practice.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Swalwell had been gaining in polls and racking up high-profile endorsements and his exit seemed to primarily benefit Becerra.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Issuance has also spread out, with seven of the top 10 sectors gaining share against both 2025 and their 10-year averages.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Perhaps alarmingly, the city’s air defenses appeared to be less active during the final wave of Russian strikes on Tuesday morning, with CNN producers hearing ongoing explosions, but not the sound of counter-systems firing.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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In the months leading up to the election, city leaders voted to host a special election and placed a moratorium on future data center proposals after hearing residents' concerns.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Copyright © 2026 by Sharon Blackie DR SHARON BLACKIE is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, and a psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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And just never stopped winning.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Realizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realizing. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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