as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
The Highlanders had four shots at goal in the first half but failed to capitalize.
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Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The business is also well capitalized, with backers like Mark Cuban and Kevin Huvane bringing the total amount raised to $6 million.
—James Manso, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Building toward the World Cup The United States, Mexico and Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup and MLS is hoping to capitalize as soccer’s biggest tournament looms.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, Turkey Valley turned it over 15 times, and the Pirates capitalized with 20 points off turnovers.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
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Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The business is also well capitalized, with backers like Mark Cuban and Kevin Huvane bringing the total amount raised to $6 million.
—James Manso, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Building toward the World Cup The United States, Mexico and Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup and MLS is hoping to capitalize as soccer’s biggest tournament looms.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, Turkey Valley turned it over 15 times, and the Pirates capitalized with 20 points off turnovers.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
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That included the claim that too much grant money was going to fund Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and that federal dollars were spent to make mice transgender, the latter of which has been fact checked as false.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her position is funded through a philanthropic partnership with the R4 Foundation as part of the Crossroads Lab.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ratepayers should not be forced to finance the political ambitions of corporations whose sole goal is to extract more money from them.—
Susan Stevens Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Value Line's management believes that current cash and liquid asset resources, along with future cash flows, will be sufficient to finance current and forecasted liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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The fastest way to Make America Healthy Again is to encourage balanced diets and stop subsidizing unhealthy food choices.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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China is subsidizing the production of fentanyl, maximum subsidy available in China to make the ingredients to kill Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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