- present tense form of realize (3rd person singular).
realizes
Example Sentences
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“Maybe at first it felt Big Brotherish, but my mom realizes now that she needs to hand this over to me.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Equally shattering is a cue surging through a long scene bereft of dialogue, where Alex discovers a tampered-with wine bottle and realizes that he is married to a spy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But when he tries to text her the next day, he realizes the number she gave him is missing a digit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But there is a piece of him that realizes he probably can’t exist anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
She can’t even nudge it enough to let light in, and with dawning horror, she realizes their giant oak tree must have fallen on top of the cellar.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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