1
as in starting
to come into existence
the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize
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as in appearing
to come into view
the train station materialized through the fog
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as in surfacing
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized
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as in embodying
to represent in visible form
a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief
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Recent Examples of materializing
But according to the draft budget and other documents, the worst of those fears are not materializing.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Despite all the debt, and the fact that companies are keeping large swaths of it off their balance sheets using methods of conduit financing, actual AI revenues are in fact materializing.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Climate risks are materializing faster than expected.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In an ecosystem that’s still materializing, networking is a consequential component.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The Onion‘s multi-year pursuit of the InfoWars brand is closer than ever to materializing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
That willingness to be shaped by place is already materializing—and the design community will soon see the results firsthand.
—Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
That bottleneck problem is materializing across corporate America — and the root cause isn’t technology.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
After weeks of halting talks, a new proposal is materializing on Capitol Hill that aims to fund critical parts of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers across the country deal with long lines and missed flights at airports experiencing TSA officer shortages.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Despite all the debt, and the fact that companies are keeping large swaths of it off their balance sheets using methods of conduit financing, actual AI revenues are in fact materializing.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Climate risks are materializing faster than expected.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In an ecosystem that’s still materializing, networking is a consequential component.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The Onion‘s multi-year pursuit of the InfoWars brand is closer than ever to materializing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
That willingness to be shaped by place is already materializing—and the design community will soon see the results firsthand.
—Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
That bottleneck problem is materializing across corporate America — and the root cause isn’t technology.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
After weeks of halting talks, a new proposal is materializing on Capitol Hill that aims to fund critical parts of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers across the country deal with long lines and missed flights at airports experiencing TSA officer shortages.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materializing
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Winston makes a cameo to execute another electric Ford Field trick play, and the Giants lose a close one with their offense starting to find a new gear.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Even with the regular season a few months away from starting, this week has been full of drama.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The Rachofskys, for their part, are mainstays on the annual ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list, appearing on it each edition since 2002.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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The humans would explore — surfacing hypotheses, chasing hunches, venturing into territory the data didn’t obviously support.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Influencers have played a role in surfacing candidates’ liabilities.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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The central performances are strong, with Brown perfectly embodying a sinister, otherworldly image of masculinity run amok.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Bolton has walked 12 batters in 13 ⅔ innings this season, embodying the Houston pitching staff’s walk issues.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
10 May 2026
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The affected items were on shelves beginning on May 4, the FDA said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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While there are still plenty of notable Air Jordan releases on the way in 2026, next year’s lineup is already beginning to take shape.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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The damage and acceptance that kind of internal contradiction can bring to a person over an extended period runs through every frame of Firstman’s film, and the result feels less like a conventional dramedy than a decade-long discovery unfolding in real time.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Fittingly, the showdown is unfolding just outside Pennsylvania’s City of Brotherly Love.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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One is the typical Latin American outcome, which is decades of miserable grinding inflationary stagnation, arising from mediocre government policy.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The Casimir force is a real thing, arising from the fact that a vacuum is not actually nothing.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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The most touching sections feature John expressing his love for Yoko, and drawing a connection between his love for her and his relationship with Paul, as well as his unresolved feelings about his 1970s activism.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Haymon was much less apprehensive of expressing her opinions, particularly her preference for Gascon’s policies.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
15 May 2026
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“Materializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materializing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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