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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Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
That grim forecast may have already begun to materialize.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
One of the narratives pushed by investors who are bearish on Salesforce is that its core business was being neglected at the expense of AI initiatives that will take time to materialize.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 May 2025
The Stars got their looks, yes, but a greasy goal from the blue paint never materialized.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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“Materialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialize. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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