1
as in discovering
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 reaping
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 realizing
Upon realizing that Paolasin was in need of help, one of her 16-year-old family members went into the water to try to help her, per the outlet.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic.
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Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
And yet, then as now, not everyone believed that the US had come close to realizing its glorious ideals.
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Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
After realizing that the Swift mission might come to an end much sooner than anticipated, NASA put out a call for proposals for a solution.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
Recreating New York Shooting on the series took place in Toronto where the production design team built a huge 240-foot recreation of a New York street after realizing the modern Canadian city couldn’t double as 1980s America.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
After realizing the market didn’t offer anything that met the demand for even basic machine learning workloads to operate their products, the team began laying the groundwork for its first TPU.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Travelers can carry bed bugs from hotel to hotel in their luggage without even realizing.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
The episode ends with Robby realizing that the hospital probably hasn’t even received half of the incoming casualties.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic.
—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
And yet, then as now, not everyone believed that the US had come close to realizing its glorious ideals.
—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
After realizing that the Swift mission might come to an end much sooner than anticipated, NASA put out a call for proposals for a solution.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
Recreating New York Shooting on the series took place in Toronto where the production design team built a huge 240-foot recreation of a New York street after realizing the modern Canadian city couldn’t double as 1980s America.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
After realizing the market didn’t offer anything that met the demand for even basic machine learning workloads to operate their products, the team began laying the groundwork for its first TPU.
—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Travelers can carry bed bugs from hotel to hotel in their luggage without even realizing.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
The episode ends with Robby realizing that the hospital probably hasn’t even received half of the incoming casualties.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizing
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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.
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The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.
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And business owners, including Paulo, are reaping the benefits during Canada’s four games.
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Surging demand for artificial intelligence has pushed many AI and tech stocks higher in recent months, with markets in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan reaping big gains.
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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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Cape Verde then closed the group stage by earning draws against Uruguay on June 21 and Saudi Arabia on June 26.
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Some of the world’s most successful companies are built on it, earning their profits on services layered atop an open core.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.
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Monthly events like their floral arrangement workshop and cocktail classes create a space where people can enjoy an experience while gaining new skills and knowledge.
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The culinary team regularly meets with Longwood Gardens botanists in the Idea Garden, gaining inspiration from the ingredients grown there.
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Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.
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During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.
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France has been the dominant team of this World Cup, winning all four of its games while outsourcing opponents 13-2.
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Spanish fans are putting a lot of hope on Yamal as the national team has failed to make it past the round of 16 since winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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