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as in discovered
to come to an awareness of
I just realized that I can't go out to dinner tonight because I'm supposed to babysit for our neighbor
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, you'll realize a little interest on it
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Recent Examples of realized
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Over time, Brian Venturo, one of the company’s founders, realized that the rise in AI would be a major factor fueling the surge in demand for the computing power of the GPUs that CoreWeave was already accumulating.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
While the moral comes through loud and clear, that’s largely because the film’s bland depiction of slumberland isn’t a fraction as well-realized — or even as fun!
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
There’s tension between them, but it’s never fully realized.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
My worst fears weren’t realized in Tuesday’s election, but the results did leave me with some concern.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Farsi filmed that first interaction over the phone and soon realized that their conversations could be the basis of her picture.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Garfield’s ascension to the presidency is both fascinating and wildly entertaining, and Makowsky and series director Matt Ross capture that rise exceptionally in the early, fully realized episodes of the series.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Nashville resident Abdul Helmandai realized he was banned from Nashville International Airport in late February 2025.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, a bystander realized something wasn't right and alerted a lifeguard, Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau Chief Kalani Vierra told WBTW.
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Bucks coach Doc Rivers, an accomplished point guard back in the 1980s and 1990s, once disappointed his mother by using foul language in the heat of the action.—
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Shaw is also an accomplished writer.—
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As Hurley discovered, living in a major metro area is no guarantee your doctor is up to date on LGBTQ+ health care.—
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In the study, Yale School of Medicine, or YSM, researchers discovered elevated GLO1 levels in the brains of animals with excessive levels of cellular calcium, finding that the brain increased GLO1 expression as a protective mechanism to mitigate the effects of the calcium dysregulation.—
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Snow is also coming off of a performance in Netflix's The Beast in Me, which earned a Golden Globes nod in the Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television category, as well as two other nominations for performances by leads Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes.—
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On the television side, popular shows like The Pitt, and The Studio won big at the Golden Globes, with Noah Wyle winning for his dramatic performance in the medical series, while Seth Rogen earned a Globe for his work in the streaming comedy.—
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With minimal task-specific data, new capabilities can reportedly be learned and deployed within hours.—
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Matthew Stafford learned of his first-ever first-team All-Pro selection on Saturday.—
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The lone exceptions have been health care – an industry growing as a result of an aging population – and leisure and hospitality, which has reaped some of the spoils from an increasingly bifurcated economy.—
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Schools reaped more than half the total collections in recent years.—
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Ultimately, the resort aims to leave guests feeling renewed, uplifted and inspired, ensuring an achieved sense of ‘weightlessness’.—
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Especially for her father, who, like her mother, was the child of Jewish immigrants, the house embodied the achieved American dream.—
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
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The Hurricanes are a plus-3 in the playoffs (five gained, two lost) and plus-12 on the season (25 gained, 13 lost), while Ole Miss is plus-2 in playoffs (four gained, two lost) and even on the season (14 gained, 14 lost).—
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Thus, over time, Williams gained appreciation for Johnson’s motives, for his communication style, most of all for his consistency.—
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“Realized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realized. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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