materialize
verb
ma·te·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz 
materialized; materializing
1
2
: to cause to be materialistic
1
: to assume bodily form
2
a
: to appear especially suddenly
b
: to come into existence
materializer
noun
Examples of materialize in a Sentence
A waiter suddenly materialized beside our table.
Rain clouds materialized on the horizon.
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William Arruda, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
While the Rockies have had internal discussions about giving Doyle a long-term contract to avoid arbitration, nothing has materialized yet.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Case in point is the phased, conditional Oslo peace process during the 1990s that Palestinians saw as a path to an eventual Palestinian state and a permanent end to the conflict, neither of which materialized.
—TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
The Rockies have had internal discussions about signing him to a long-term contract and bypassing arbitration, but nothing has materialized yet.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Materialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialize. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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materialize
verb
ma·te·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz
materialized; materializing
1
: to give material form and substance to
2
: to assume or cause to assume bodily form
a ghost materialized out of nowhere
3
a
: to come into existence
a promise that never materialized
b
: to appear suddenly
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