materialize
verb
ma·te·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz 
materialized; materializing
1
2
: to cause to be materialistic
1
: to assume bodily form
2
a
: to appear especially suddenly
b
: to come into existence
materializer
noun
Examples of materialize in a Sentence
A waiter suddenly materialized beside our table.
Rain clouds materialized on the horizon.
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
When Cheers ended its run, NBC considered a spinoff featuring Wendt and Ratzenberger as bar buddies, but the show never materialized.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Too many people rush off with a dream, like students who move to LA, planning to get into the film industry, only to see that option never materialize.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Earlier this month, CBS News and other outlets reported the administration had made plans to send migrants to Libya, but that flight never materialized once those reports surfaced.
—May 20, CBS News, 20 May 2025
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“Materialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialize. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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materialize
verb
ma·te·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz
materialized; materializing
1
: to give material form and substance to
2
: to assume or cause to assume bodily form
a ghost materialized out of nowhere
3
a
: to come into existence
a promise that never materialized
b
: to appear suddenly
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