materialize
verb (used without object)
to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out.
materialized
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past participleof materialize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof materialize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
materializeverb (used without object)to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out.
Example Sentences
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“Despite the goal with these incentives being to attract filmmaking and lead to economic stimulus, that’s not materialized in the data,” Button said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Such lines of business have not yet materialized.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The deal was supposed to help him secure a Trump pardon after a federal gun case, but the pardon never materialized, and Boosie is now trying to recover part of the money through arbitration.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
But that job, which never materialized, was not going to be as a recruiter, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He was an instant from being trampled to death when an elderly woman suddenly materialized out of nowhere, grabbed hold of him, and dragged him under the rail.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
