MATERIALIZATION Synonyms: 51 Similar Words

materialization

noun

mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of materialization

as in apparition

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there

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Recent Examples of materialization For the science-fiction concepts underpinning that world, including gravity control, faster-than-light communication and cognitive materialization, Kamiyama worked with novelist Toh EnJoe, credited as SF setting supervisor, as an outside arbiter. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 The brand pointed to the Moab Speed 2 and the Moab 3 models as contributors to the strong growth in the marketplace, partially driven by fresh colorways and materializations, along with enhanced storytelling. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 Dream up things that have not been dreamt, and use the tools of AI to materialize them faster, because going from ideation to materialization is daunting, time consuming. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026 Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 The high-top comes in a neutral White Sand hue, while dimensionality is added through a suede and canvas materialization. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025 New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life. — Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024

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Noun

The location was a former sugarcane plantation notorious for cruelty, and accounts of apparitions in the water are a reminder of this history.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
After the vocal chorus, Astaire sees an apparition—Pan, costumed in Halloween drag.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparition

Noun

Spirit Airlines' ghost planes The problems with young retirements predate Spirit's collapse.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2026, the gemlike Brooklyn venue lent Kushner’s project a magical quality, turning the audience into ghosts from the future, eavesdropping on the fall of the Weimar Republic but unable to intervene.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

In the spirit of B-movie icons like Roger Corman, the film was shot in four days for $40,000 in order to celebrate Chris LaMartina’s 40th birthday.

— William Earl, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
In that spirit, three articles offering guidance across the course of a woman’s life were published Monday in Circulation.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of spirit

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