as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
When Chicago finally cooled, Boston capitalized, pulling even in the final minute on Brown’s fast-break layup.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
But the difference between this time and the last several technology transformations is that the fundamental players who are building those rails are incredibly well capitalized.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Once the offense began to run back through Punch, TCU began to get more open looks, and the Horned Frogs capitalized off of the attention Punch drew from the Oklahoma State defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Perimeter shooters went cold, finishing at the rim turned into a mystifying struggle, and the offense wasn’t able to capitalize after creating advantages behind the play by switch-hunting Doncic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
But the difference between this time and the last several technology transformations is that the fundamental players who are building those rails are incredibly well capitalized.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Once the offense began to run back through Punch, TCU began to get more open looks, and the Horned Frogs capitalized off of the attention Punch drew from the Oklahoma State defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Perimeter shooters went cold, finishing at the rim turned into a mystifying struggle, and the offense wasn’t able to capitalize after creating advantages behind the play by switch-hunting Doncic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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The ad was produced by a committee run independently of Mahan’s campaign and funded mostly by Silicon Valley executives, including $1 million from Michael Seibel of Y Combinator and $500,000 each from Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill and his wife, Ashley.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The year before our visit, Wild Impact helped fund a new maternity wing for a nearby hospital where, in the nine months since opening, no fewer than 61 babies had been delivered.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The society’s scholarships are available to high school students or adult learners to assist in financing college, graduate school or technical school tuition.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Elaf Fund aims to finance large-scale projects in Syria with participation from Saudi private-sector investors, Falih added.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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In our view, Boise State and San Diego State, in particular, had grown weary of subsidizing the lower-value, sporadically competitive schools in the Mountain West.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gratuity should reward exceptional service, not subsidize inadequate base wages.—
Ricardo Cici,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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