concretization

noun

Definition of concretizationnext
as in realization

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  1. realization
  2. actualization
  3. manifestation
  4. exemplification
  5. externalization
  6. personalization
  7. substantiation
  8. incarnation
Noun
  • Super Cup history Artan admitted the moment of realization was palpable.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of realization
Noun
  • Strauss notes that multiple generations residing in one household is ripe for co-actualization, the concept of enhanced growth through meaningful relationships, to thrive.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The house Wanda ended up buying in Broad Cove is an actualization of Steve’s drawing of their dream home, down to the little shed on the side.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of actualization
Noun
  • In many ways, staffers say, the shooting was a manifestation of an attack the agency was already feeling.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Evolutionary biologist Rowan Hooper’s exploration of the many manifestations of symbiotic collaboration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestation
Noun
  • But then again, so did Harris, which makes this endorsement the ideal exemplification of the current state of the Democratic Party.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2026
  • The result is an exemplification of storytelling as a consolation for the yearning and dislocation of immigrant life.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Definition of exemplification
Noun
  • Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • The trade-off for that short-term satisfaction is the externalization of a thinking process that used to live inside a junior associate’s head.
    — Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of externalization
Noun
  • Analysts like Berenberg Bank and Bernstein are now bullish, citing robust demand for new models, strong price/mix, personalization, and an order book filled through next year.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of personalization
Noun
  • Trump has claimed without substantiation that vandals dumped fertilizer into the pool and slashed the coating with a box cutter.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Bottoms also thinks Trump won the 2020 presidential race and was the target of an FBI assassination plot, again without substantiation.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Definition of substantiation
Noun
  • But still — a solid episode of Project Runway in its current incarnation.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is the first time Santa Cruz Shakespeare has produced a Wilson play, stretching back 45 years into the company’s former incarnation as Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
    — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnation
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“Concretization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretization. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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