CAPITALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

capitalized

verb

past tense of capitalize

as in financed

to provide money for several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture

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Recent Examples of capitalized The Red Raiders didn’t have to buy its way into the P4, but no program in America has capitalized more on the current state of the NCAA like Texas Tech. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Citadel capitalized, acquiring $16 billion in assets at discounts. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Gausman’s four-seam fastball command got away from him at times in the fifth, and the Nationals capitalized. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The Valkyries capitalized with 18 points off the Sparks’ 11 turnovers. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 And the Mizzou product capitalized, just as he’s done across a handful of spot starts in his first two NFL seasons. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Stuver helped keep the match scoreless deep into the second half before Colorado finally capitalized in the closing moments. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 The musical was capitalized for up to $18 million, according to securities filings, and has not announced recoupment. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 After England conceded a second straight corner, this time Norway capitalized. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

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Only the Kansas City Current have their own stadium, financed by co-owners Angie and Chris Long, as well as Patrick and Brittany Mahomes.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The cohort driving the current wave was largely bought between 2018 and 2022, often at peak multiples, financed with cheap, pre-rate-hike debt.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of financed

Verb

The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

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