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Recent Examples of capitalize Midway through the third period, Albert Johansson lost his helmet in a battle behind the net, and Montreal’s Josh Anderson capitalized, banging home the game-winner while Johansson (who by rule had to either secure his helmet or go to the bench) was going to get it. Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 The Habs could not capitalize, nor could the B’s do anything on their earlier PP. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 The Penguins capitalized six seconds later on Sidney Crosby’s wrister 16 seconds before the intermission. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025 Midway through the third period, Albert Johansson lost his helmet in a battle behind the net, and Montreal’s Josh Anderson capitalized, banging home the game-winner while Johansson (who by rule had to either secure his helmet or go to the bench) was going to get it. Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capitalize
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Verb
  • Since its inception in 2020, over 1600 students have graduated college through the program, which is funded in part through private partnerships.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Efforts to fund the arts expanded with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as the country was reeling from the Great Depression.
    Johanna K. Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • While Medicaid finances about 40 percent of all births nationwide, more than 64 percent of births by Black moms are covered by Medicaid.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As part of the measures, the government will subsidize the construction of underground power transmission lines to semiconductor clusters, as well as increase the funding ratio for infrastructure in advanced industrial complexes to 50% from 30%.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And foreign governments like China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all subsidize semiconductor manufacturing heavily with tools like grants and tax breaks.
    Ana Swanson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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