realized
Americanadjective
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grasped or understood.
A move to coastal Georgia left her with a newly realized taste for the beach and a bloated sunscreen budget.
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depicted vividly or made to seem real.
Writing historical fiction requires extensive research in order to build up a richly realized world and make it comprehensible to the reader.
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completed or brought to fruition.
Driven by the concept of outdoor learning, members of the faculty developed the seed of an idea into a fully realized plan.
I've performed in some evenings of sketches, but it's been years since I was in a fully realized play with a rehearsal process and a director.
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(of a person) having reached one’s full spiritual or psychological potential.
He laughs from a deep down center of inner peace, his face radiant with the beauty of a realized soul.
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(of goods or securities) converted into cash or money.
Cash receipts include all cash generated from operations, including the proceeds from realized assets.
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obtained as proceeds, savings, or profit.
The company’s realized income has remained roughly the same despite their reduced workforce.
If the realized savings do not exceed the financing costs, the energy services company will make up the difference.
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Music. (of keyboard music) having the full harmony or ornamentation written out.
A fully realized version of the organ part is also available.
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Etymology
Origin of realized
Example Sentences
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She continued that she had realized, in retrospect, that the third offer came when it was supposed to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
But when Anthropic shut down its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, American companies realized that they hadn’t been buying a product from AI providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
They then relocated to Texas a few months after lockdown—explaining at the time that they realized they wanted to settle down in a place where their kids could spend more time in nature.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Griffin and the bakery workers first realized something was wrong when it got abnormally hot in their kitchen last Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
And there, Clare realized, was the answer he’d been searching for.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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