concretizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of concretize
as in realizes

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  1. realizes
  2. actualizes
  3. embodies
  4. personifies
  5. manifests
  6. epitomizes
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  • Investigating the shoot-out is the third-generation sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who realizes Moss is in danger and tries to track him down.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Within a few more minutes, though, the group realizes some landmarks remain.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Meow Wolf bridges imaginary worlds together and actualizes dreamscapes into real-life art projections and sculptures.
    — Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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  • Your performance really embodies the ambivalence of a soldier in a conflict like this, and yet it’s also filled with emotion.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • With his rooted presence and remarkable nuance, Nawazuddin embodies Mehboob’s essential contradictions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of embodies
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  • Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Even though Miami’s inside linebacker spot had been decimated by injuries, and the overall roster lacks playmakers (which Dodson was), and experience (43 NFL starts), that decision personifies what this season will be about.
    — Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of personifies
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  • The elliptical passage of time across the film’s broader structure also manifests more directly in how Tanaka shapes a scene, sometimes cutting off before the final word spoken.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Grappling with how the world has molded you, and how that manifests in life, in love, and in your day job, can be an awkward process.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of manifests
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  • Meta Platforms' Muse epitomizes the excitement with the app off to a fast start.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Barbecued chicken epitomizes the approach of Brock and chef de cuisine Ben Norton, who worked previously at McCrady’s and Husk Nashville.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of epitomizes
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“Concretizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretizes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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