materializing

verb

Definition of materializingnext
present participle of materialize
1
as in starting
to come into existence the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize

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2
as in appearing
to come into view the train station materialized through the fog

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3
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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4
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 Synonyms for materializing
  1. starting
  2. appearing
  3. embodying
  4. beginning
  5. unfolding
  6. arising
  7. originating
  8. showing
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • But with any group of players appearing on the court together for the first time, there’s bound to be dysfunction at first.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of appearing
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  • Both Hanukkah and Christmas center on the transformative power of light and hope, embodying themes of faith and perseverance during adversity thanks to God’s divine ever-present love and concern for humankind.
    Priscilla Whitehead, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Thomas describes the dairy—and its owner and operator Russ Kohler—as embodying the ethics of the region.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of embodying
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  • 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
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  • In the end, the drama unfolding on the news is the one that sticks.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, deeper relationship with your family may already be unfolding over the course of the next 15 years.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfolding
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
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  • 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
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  • Guys weren't expecting to have to do another rebuild this year and their frustration is really showing after the trade a week before training camp has left the team, again, with some odd fitting parts that have to be fitted together on the fly.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The survey results reiterated prior consumer polls showing the importance of various options.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of showing
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