as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
In return, the Fever capitalized off empty possessions and charged on a run, led by Caitlin Clark.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Ohio State capitalized and scored, and Maurice Clarett scored in double overtime to give the Buckeyes the lead.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
After the Miami miscue, Cal capitalized with a two-run double from PJ Moutzouridis.
—From Staff, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
However, Towns stood his ground, and Indiana failed to capitalize.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Ohio State capitalized and scored, and Maurice Clarett scored in double overtime to give the Buckeyes the lead.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
After the Miami miscue, Cal capitalized with a two-run double from PJ Moutzouridis.
—From Staff, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
However, Towns stood his ground, and Indiana failed to capitalize.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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It will be used to fund several activities, including fellowships to train interdisciplinary scholars, technical development projects, and conferences brining together scholars in quantum biology and medicine.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things ...—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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