variants
also crystalizes
as in forms
to take on a definite form
after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
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Recent Examples of crystallizes
That really crystallizes their very different perspectives.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
That vulnerability crystallizes in her scenes opposite French screen legend Daniel Auteuil, who plays her ex-husband, Gabriel.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Coherence crystallizes when daily work aligns with broader goals, even under pressure.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The nanograins provide the right conditions for UC-MAC to grow, and eventually, a complete layer of the atom-thick carbon material crystallizes on top of the copper.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
Buyl, at Ghent University, said that the emergent-misalignment work crystallizes suspicions among computer scientists.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
That vulnerability crystallizes in her scenes opposite French screen legend Daniel Auteuil, who plays her ex-husband, Gabriel.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Coherence crystallizes when daily work aligns with broader goals, even under pressure.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The nanograins provide the right conditions for UC-MAC to grow, and eventually, a complete layer of the atom-thick carbon material crystallizes on top of the copper.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
Buyl, at Ghent University, said that the emergent-misalignment work crystallizes suspicions among computer scientists.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallizes
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Social Security forms the bedrock of retirement income for tens of millions of Americans.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Sun's movement through the Milky Way galaxy forms a shock wave on the front side of the heliosphere, similar to the wave created by the bow of a ship moving through water.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The new study presents critical information that solidifies an extragalactic origin for the event, O’Connor said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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While many in the science community are somewhat familiar with these features from last year’s announcement, there is significantly more excitement now, with the publication of the paper that solidifies them as potential biosignatures.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Crystallizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallizes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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