materialize
verb (used without object)
to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out.
was materializing
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past progressiveof materialize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And Philipp Grubauer wasn’t signed to be a backup goalie to Martin Jones just as the franchise’s first-ever playoff appearance was materializing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
I scrolled back to the beginning of the song so I could listen more closely, only now, the staccato ring-ding was materializing in different places.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2021
As my eyes adjusted to the light, I peered down into my pad and saw, as if it was materializing before my eyes, a piece of something odd.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020
“I was talking at our commencement about how we reward winners and I ended up getting a bunch of negative emails because I guess I was materializing success a bit too much,” Herman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2015
The seats around me were now filled with other students, and our teacher, Mr. Avenovich, was materializing at the front of the classroom.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
