as in financed
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalized
Brown went on to miss the free throw, but ended up grabbing the offensive rebound and center Luka Garza capitalized by making a basket to complete the four-point possession and cut the Heat’s lead from 21 to 17 within the first 29 seconds of the third quarter.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Pedregal and Stephenson have built a loyal following among taste-maker VCs and founders, but are playing catch up against bigger and better capitalized rivals.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Big Shot will launch and nurture content digitally, particularly on YouTube, before such IP is capitalized upon across theatrical, gaming, series, consumer products and experiences.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
When Chicago finally cooled, Boston capitalized, pulling even in the final minute on Brown’s fast-break layup.
—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
While Maryland went scoreless during that stretch, USC capitalized with its 10-0 run that turned a 52-48 deficit into a 58-52 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Alabama capitalized, turning those into 21 points.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Pedregal and Stephenson have built a loyal following among taste-maker VCs and founders, but are playing catch up against bigger and better capitalized rivals.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Big Shot will launch and nurture content digitally, particularly on YouTube, before such IP is capitalized upon across theatrical, gaming, series, consumer products and experiences.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
When Chicago finally cooled, Boston capitalized, pulling even in the final minute on Brown’s fast-break layup.
—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
While Maryland went scoreless during that stretch, USC capitalized with its 10-0 run that turned a 52-48 deficit into a 58-52 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Alabama capitalized, turning those into 21 points.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalized
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Battle of the Beasts, financed by Camelot, sees 12 of the strongest athletes in the world compete across six gruelling physical and mental challenges.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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Across Asia, most new hospital beds are already financed privately.—
Abrar Mir,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Designed to run for 42 months, the project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program through the 2ZERO Partnership, and was launched in early 2026 with a kick-off event at the CIRCE Institute in Zaragoza, Spain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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In his letter to Epstein — written on university stationary — Hubbard asked for help raising between $10,000 and $20,000 to supplement his $12,000 budget, which was in part funded by UT through a fund Hubbard controlled.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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To offset the cost of the e-bikes, which can run in the thousands of dollars, the state launched a generous voucher program — one that heavily subsidized, and in some cases completely offset, the purchase price.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the state even subsidized e-bike purchases, but wisely pulled the plug on that costly and overburdened program.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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