actualizing

verb

Definition of actualizingnext
present participle of actualize
as in beginning
to come into existence several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

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  1. beginning
  2. starting
  3. originating
  4. arising
  5. appearing
Verb
  • Clothing makers will have to collect, transport, repair, sort, recycle and otherwise manage the end-of-life of their products beginning in 2030.
    Lewis Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • An analysis by the higher education consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz, using the latest available census figures, now projects another drop in the number of 18-year-olds beginning in 2033, after a brief uptick.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of beginning
Verb
  • Murphy is term-limited, so the open-seat contest has attracted a cornucopia of candidates, starting with a crowded field of Democratic aspirants.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The New Year is starting with a fresh warning for those who work with animals in Texas.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of starting
Verb
  • The credit for originating the practice is contested by several claimants.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of originating
Verb
  • One thing is clear; AI success is a journey, and the ability to rapidly leverage and adapt resources and technology is key — as new technologies and capabilities keep arising almost every day.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some of these traits worsen with age, again arising from a fear of losing control.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of arising
Verb
  • Stories appearing in the Daily Star, New York Post and other outlets began claiming, with alarming certainty, that this was evidence of a parallel universe.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Despite appearing in only three games this season, Quickley’s potential remains central to the Raptors’ long-term plans.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of appearing
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