realizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of realize
1
as in discovers
to come to an awareness of I just realized that I can't go out to dinner tonight because I'm supposed to babysit for our neighbor

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2
as in earns
to receive as return for effort if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, you'll realize a little interest on it

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Recent Examples of realizes If someone realizes an expense was missed or has a question about a bill, Meier recommends bringing it up privately. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Alice eventually realizes that the bracelet is an identifier for an infant Safe Surrender box located somewhere in the city. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 From a distance, the organization can look stable because a few dependable people are doing more than anyone realizes. — Brian Eason, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows. — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 When Eun-sae and the police show up, Sang-gil realizes that Tae-ha might actually kill him, which would ruin his life. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 An unlikely working relationship develops between an overzealous tech billionaire and a reluctant writer who realizes the only way to make artificial intelligence any better is to fix the broken real world it’s trained on. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 When that single point of failure is stressed, the organization realizes that person is the process, and that cannot be replicated at scale. — Richard Neal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Hopefully, the family realizes that not only the community, but the Jeep community is there for them. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realizes
  1. discovers
  2. earns
  3. learns
  4. reaps
  5. sees
  6. wins
  7. hears
  8. makes
Verb
  • The Federal Trade Commission says criminals may collect application fees or deposits from several people before anyone discovers the property was never available.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same goes for cold snaps in winter, when every homeowner suddenly discovers their furnace needs fixing.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa says this year’s Casino Gauntlet has the biggest stakes since the winner earns a chance at the AEW World Championship.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That is the precise point at which quantum earns its place – not as a wholesale replacement, but as the capability that allows another valuable dimension to be included rather than left out.
    — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of earns
Verb
  • What the system learns at one property becomes the starting point at the next.
    — Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On Amazon, a sale simply happens; the author never learns who bought the book.
    — JD Barker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • With these words, Nellie sews a field's worth of dramatic tension that the series reaps for seasons to come.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of reaps
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  • The way Rosado sees it, the role changes are key for Duarte and others.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing sees green tech as a source of energy security, future prosperity and influence abroad.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Ridesharing and hybrid vehicles Driverless Waymo ridesharing wins approval for drastic expansion in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Roger Niello The moderate Sacramento Republican wins a caucus vote to become State Senate minority leader.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • The Board of Tax Appeals, which was established in 1969, hears hundreds of appeals each year.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One hears the in-depth individual cases of immigrants who are pursuing their claim of asylum.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hears
Verb
  • That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His last win came against Sodiq Yusuff in October 2023, and this loss makes four in a row.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
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