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Recent Examples of concretize
There, the flimsy divide between low- and middle-income workers wouldn’t be concretized through housing policy.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
More than communication tools, languages help concretize the abstract, providing frameworks for making sense of concepts as fundamental as time.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
By exploring the looming threats of World War II through the personal, O'Connor concretizes the stakes for the island, avoiding what might otherwise be a plodding rehashing of history.
—Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024
To advance the story visually, the film concretizes certain allusions and memories.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
To physically change my body felt like an important way to concretize that work.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
And as activists began to die in large numbers, ACT UP held several funeral processions both as acts of commemoration and to concretize the mass deaths the public refused to acknowledge.
—Dagmawi Woubshet, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2021
Over time, these differences tend to concretize, revealing the ultimate danger in partially remote workforces: the creation of essentially two different organizations.
—Brian Kardon, Fortune, 5 July 2020
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
More than communication tools, languages help concretize the abstract, providing frameworks for making sense of concepts as fundamental as time.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
By exploring the looming threats of World War II through the personal, O'Connor concretizes the stakes for the island, avoiding what might otherwise be a plodding rehashing of history.
—Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024
To advance the story visually, the film concretizes certain allusions and memories.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
To physically change my body felt like an important way to concretize that work.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
And as activists began to die in large numbers, ACT UP held several funeral processions both as acts of commemoration and to concretize the mass deaths the public refused to acknowledge.
—Dagmawi Woubshet, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2021
Over time, these differences tend to concretize, revealing the ultimate danger in partially remote workforces: the creation of essentially two different organizations.
—Brian Kardon, Fortune, 5 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretize
Verb
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After hearing chatter on the radio about the Seattle aquarium, Ellie realizes that Nora (Tati Gabrielle) hinted that Abby was hiding out there.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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But maybe if the Sun Sentinel published a game story once in awhile, the people of South Florida would realize that Miami actually has a big-league team.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Verb
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And as The Athletic reported on Friday, Redick’s job is safe, and the Lakers remain confident in him actualizing his potential as a promising young coach who had, all things considered, a successful debut season.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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If the ban is ever actualized, millions of users and creators would be left with no choice but to look for other alternatives, and social media platforms overall may experience a significant shift.—
Bobir Akilkhanov,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Either way, the new pope embodies all the complexities of being an American, serving as an authentic ambassador of our history and culture.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Giorgio Armani Mare is the women’s and men’s collection that embodies Giorgio Armani’s aesthetic.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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In the postwar period, car culture has become a seductive violation of private and public space, manifested in its ever more powerful cult status and continually expanding fetishization of an imaginary self-ruling and self-rolling subject secreted in shiny, protective armor.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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But wise, connected AI development and use can serve as a vein of gold through the detritus of disruption and destruction of coming years, manifesting the priceless role of humanity in the evolution of consciousness.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Soccer is a surprisingly physical game that involves a good deal of bodying one’s opponent — tackling, in soccer-speak.—
J.T. Barbarese,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Lynn was involved in a car accident that left her head and body a wreck.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Concretize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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