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Recent Examples of materialization New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life. Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Bottega Veneta’s high-craft clutches and 3D flower mules: iconic items of the house get even better with novel techniques and materializations. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024 Voilà, our cruel world is improved by the materialization of Ice Spice, a 24-year-old from the Bronx who raps with vivid nonchalance, delivering a rhyming interior monologue that everyone can suddenly hear, communicating broadly but with telepathic intimacy. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 The floating object was the materialization of a constant dread, the embodiment of an alien intrusion. WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023 The materialization of either one of these key risks would dent risk sentiment, boosting the dollar, Livingstone says. wsj.com, 11 May 2023 To explain and prove to people that design is more then the materialization of a concept in the name of esthetics and commercialization. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 The way Cisco rallied together to support the people of Ukraine following the Russian attack is possibly the best materialization of Cisco's Conscious Culture. Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022 In addition to all the other tacit work the fashion industry does to define what different body types mean, clothing offers a frank materialization of rightness. Heather Radke, Time, 26 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialization
Noun
  • There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • So in December, after a few years of planning and research, Couture debuted Local Liquid, a centralized online shop for local beverages — not just craft beer, but coffee, wine, spirits, seltzers, mixers and juices.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Lamont’s directorial touch is evident in the film’s vibrant color palette, which reflects the energy and spirit of its characters.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Materialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialization. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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