Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Realize
Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.
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Both words in one sentence
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When the destroyer doesn't buy it, they launch womens' undergarments instead, and the destroyers' crew quickly realize a Japanese sub wouldn't be carrying any of those.
Source: Dead Hat Shot - Everybody else in the family thinks so as well, and once they get home they realize that not only did everybody buy coffee just to be sure — the dad actually remembered to buy coffee!
Source: Neurosis Commercialis -
Oblivious to Love: Luna doesn't realize that the two colts who asked to buy her a drink are actually flirting with her.
Source: Fan Fic / Progress
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Realize and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/realize
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