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make 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 real become visual come about come to pass corporealize entify personize pragmatize substantialize take form take shape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disappear hide leave lose
STRONG
decrease halt stop

Example Sentences

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To make real progress on those issues, the city should create its own public health department, similar to those found in Long Beach and Pasadena, Calanche said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"It takes critical thinking to develop and use AI tools in ways that make real advances in science, technology and the humanities," Burton says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

"We can make real progress on carbon emissions and energy efficiency while still giving customers choice and affordability. This is a win for customers and common sense."

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Maybe it was my fault; maybe I was too delirious to make real sentences.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer