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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
To crystallize the volatile — even violent — energy that binds artistic connections across space and time.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Those golden years were such because they were crystalized by our approach to songwriting.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
Which ultimately crystalizes the season that has delivered the Heat to Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Khosla himself has endorsed the idea of a national wealth fund, and the symmetry between his individual advocacy and OpenAI’s institutional proposal suggests that a policy framework is crystallizing within the AI industry’s upper echelons.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Those golden years were such because they were crystalized by our approach to songwriting.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
Which ultimately crystalizes the season that has delivered the Heat to Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Khosla himself has endorsed the idea of a national wealth fund, and the symmetry between his individual advocacy and OpenAI’s institutional proposal suggests that a policy framework is crystallizing within the AI industry’s upper echelons.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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When Napoleon later sought to reëstablish it, Saint-Domingue’s leaders declared independence from France, forming the Black republic of Haiti, in 1804.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Both co-chaired the event with Wintour, who wore a Loewe custom floor-length jacket adorned in feathers that formed tulip bouquets.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Cheng traces how, with the help of Kim’s son Jong Il and a distant uncle who was once a pastor, Kim borrowed the tactics of religion to solidify extraordinary psychological control over an entire population.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The contract would also keep him in Houston through the 2030 season and solidify his standing with the franchise for at least the next five years.—
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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