as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
But the only way the Broncos can capitalize is through physicality.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Most are capitalized using budget surpluses, something the U.S. has achieved only five times in the past 50 years, most recently in 2001, according to data from the Treasury Department.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
The Commanders failed to capitalize after opening the second half on offense.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Reid has often been an effective secondary scorer, generally capitalizing off the gravity of his teammates.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Most are capitalized using budget surpluses, something the U.S. has achieved only five times in the past 50 years, most recently in 2001, according to data from the Treasury Department.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
The Commanders failed to capitalize after opening the second half on offense.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Reid has often been an effective secondary scorer, generally capitalizing off the gravity of his teammates.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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Athena also was funded in large part by NASA's CLPS program, which agreed to pay the company $62.5 million to carry a sophisticated drill and mass spectrometer to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Vance said Zelensky didn't show enough thanks to the U.S. for funding Ukraine's defense — or to Trump for trying to bring peace.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The news is a blow to Intel and overall efforts to boost US chip manufacturing, which has included subsidizing the company’s factories across the US.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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