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become real

VERB

materialize

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 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 larger issue is simpler: Unrealized gains only become real by selling.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Isabelle Bousquette: So are we seeing any particular AI vendors, whether it’s OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or anyone else, become real winners in the enterprise yet?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

None of this means that Bayrou is any the more likely to see his proposals become real.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Adults still get a little teary when recalling the story’s poignant and beautiful ending as the boy watches his beloved rabbit, who has become real, play with other bunnies in the woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

This was the moment I had lost Audrey: this was the moment the costs had become real, when the tax was levied, the rent due.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

become real

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