capitalize
verb (used with object)
to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
were capitalizing
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past progressiveof capitalize.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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Once more, the youthful San Antonio Spurs were capitalizing on early ineptitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
That one came from having many, many experiences in my lifetime about both capitalizing off of my image and also feeling like others were capitalizing off of it without my control.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021
“We were giving the ball away, and they were capitalizing on it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
Conner said some rivals were capitalizing on the situation by highlighting uncertainty about whether Boeing's customers would have access to trade credits in the future.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2015
Afterwards he became prominent in the American Legion and was the chief "cat's paw" for the lumber interests who were capitalizing the uniform to gain their own unholy ends.
From The Centralia Conspiracy by Ralph Chaplin
