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realizes

  • present tense form
    of realize (3rd person singular).
    realize
    verb (used with object)
    to grasp or understand clearly.

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There are moments in life when one realizes one has accidentally become an unpaid educational resource for highly remunerated people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But there is a piece of him that realizes he probably can’t exist anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“He’s got his head in the game from the second he realizes half the world’s cameras are open.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

There comes a point at which a woman realizes she’s a lot closer in age to Diane Keaton in “Something’s Gotta Give” than Amanda Peet, and she’s OK with that.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

So even Ms. Morales realizes Mom is in danger?

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix