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materializes

VERB

come into being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear emerge happen occur realize take place turn up unfold

STRONG

actualize coalesce develop embody evolve exteriorize externalize hypostatize manifest metamorphose objectify personalize personify reify substantiate symbolize typify visualize

WEAK

be incarnate be realized become concrete become real become visual come about come to pass corporealize entify make real personize pragmatize substantialize take form take shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disappear hide leave lose

STRONG

decrease halt stop

Example Sentences

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“The Forsytes” is a clunky visual feast, but it’s also a new hot dish in an expanding buffet of eat-the-rich takes that materializes what one imagines a serialized adaptation of Gentlemen’s Quarterly would look like.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

“If diplomatic progress materializes, gold could stabilize and recover progressively,” Exness’ Li Xing says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In the past, such a setup has seen the VIX get “smoked going forward,” unless an actual economic crisis materializes and justifies buying that protection.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

In one scene she attends a party with John Maynard Keynes, and she interrogates the economist much more avidly than she does the giant blue angel who materializes in Geoffrey’s bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In a flash, he pounces right as Jena materializes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu