variants
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
Trump elevated Musk as a key figure in the White House, which was crystallized during an early Cabinet meeting where Musk dominated the discussion, as department secretaries looked on cautiously.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 May 2025
Perhaps no other issue has crystallized criticism of Trump’s immigration agenda like the deportation of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
This model crystallized in the late twentieth century, with the neurologist Oliver Sacks and a pair of Yale surgeons, Sherwin B. Nuland and Richard Selzer.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
As Venus and Jupiter harmonize, a crush crystallizes.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 May 2025
Perhaps no other issue has crystallized criticism of Trump’s immigration agenda like the deportation of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
This model crystallized in the late twentieth century, with the neurologist Oliver Sacks and a pair of Yale surgeons, Sherwin B. Nuland and Richard Selzer.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
As Venus and Jupiter harmonize, a crush crystallizes.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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In the vein of Jim Ford and Tony Joe White, East’s voice is fully formed here, twining country rootstock with soul and gospel so tightly that the traditions feel inseparable, and rightly so.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin also formed an exploratory committee to run for Kelly’s seat.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Nathan Saliba is solidifying his Canada role The early story of Canada’s Gold Cup is how quickly some of their up-and-comers are rising.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Coastal’s Caden Bodine, a switch-hitting catcher with elite contact skills and advanced pitch framing, is trending into the first round and could solidify that status with a strong showing.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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