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also crystalize
as in to form
to take on a definite form
after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
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Recent Examples of crystallize
The career-defining move crystallized a journey that began a decade prior.
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Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
When failure is not an option Pham’s research direction crystallized in 1988 while searching for a dissertation topic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
That moment crystallized why Zuckerberg had hired Clegg, as a kind of Chief Geopolitics Officer, in the first place.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
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Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
When failure is not an option Pham’s research direction crystallized in 1988 while searching for a dissertation topic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
That moment crystallized why Zuckerberg had hired Clegg, as a kind of Chief Geopolitics Officer, in the first place.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
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Raman previously worked at a women’s rights organization formed in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement before becoming a council member.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson would later merge Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition, forming the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in 1996 which is still in effect today.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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These items can jam the disposal and damage it, and fats can solidify and clog the drain.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Others were incredulous that Wasserman used his parting memo to his staff as an attempt to solidify his Olympics gig.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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