as in to begin
to come into existence
several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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Recent Examples of actualize
Realizing Initiatives And Demonstrating Impact The core promise of change project-specific software is not only to identify potential value but to actualize it.
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Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Journalists need to begin practicing their craft by recognizing their own biases and working around them, not using their platform to actualize them.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
This year that’s been actualized with more in-game power, which was always the hope.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
State of play: Rising threats against lawmakers in the years since the Capitol riot have heightened fears about how such rhetoric can be actualized.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Journalists need to begin practicing their craft by recognizing their own biases and working around them, not using their platform to actualize them.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
This year that’s been actualized with more in-game power, which was always the hope.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
State of play: Rising threats against lawmakers in the years since the Capitol riot have heightened fears about how such rhetoric can be actualized.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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The two began to brawl on the track and were nearly struck by fellow rider Anthony Castaneda and other bikers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Known for its relaxed chore coats and rugged chambray shirts, Drakes began in East London in 1977 and opened its Savile Row flagship in 2019.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 2015, Wen went back to China and started Xtalpi with MIT postdoctoral fellows Ma Jian and Lai Lipeng.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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The artists will play the music of Bread at 6 p.m., and then the music of Heart at 7 p.m. The combined group of Ash and Chloe and the Mondays starts at 8 p.m. Reds, Whites and Brews is at 629 Main St., Suite B. Tickets are on sale now.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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An American Airlines plane originating from Wichita, Kansas, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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These findings help rule out the possibility that the organic molecules originated from Ceres' interior.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The current version of FSD requires a person to be in the driver’s seat, ready to take control of the car should a problem arise.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Try to estimate a potential liability amount that might arise against you.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 200-lap feature race will commence with the winners of the heat races setting the tone; Heat 1's victor will claim the pole position, with subsequent heat winners following suit in the lineup.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The live presentation will commence at 5:30 a.m. PT and will stream live on Oscar.com and Oscars.org in addition to the Academy’s TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube platforms.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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With Robert Suarez already entrenched as the Padres’ primary closer, Scott appeared in the seventh, eighth and occasionally the ninth innings.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump's decision to exit Afghanistan was finalized in February 2020 as ISIS' global power appeared to be waning.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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There are political and economic benefits stemming from job creation.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is no other underlying or material worth to the coin beyond how a critical mass of extremely online people feel about it.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Actualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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