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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
However, Joe Ropar, attending the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, said Rubio’s unequivocal support for the Iran war helped crystallize his preference for the secretary of state for 2028.
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Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That regime sentiment seems to be crystalizing.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Nagarjuna is precise about the moment his identity as an actor crystallized.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In a study published March 2026 in the journal Nature Communications, our team of physicists and geoscientists investigated ilmenite, a mineral composed of iron, titanium and oxygen, in a Moon rock crystallized from an ancient lunar magma.
—Emily First, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That regime sentiment seems to be crystalizing.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Nagarjuna is precise about the moment his identity as an actor crystallized.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In a study published March 2026 in the journal Nature Communications, our team of physicists and geoscientists investigated ilmenite, a mineral composed of iron, titanium and oxygen, in a Moon rock crystallized from an ancient lunar magma.
—Emily First, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Iran has formed human chains in the past around its nuclear sites at times of heightened tensions with the West.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Friends and community benefit as the Moon travels your 11th House of Humanity and forms a trine to Saturn, the planet of structure, in your 3rd House of Distractions.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this year, as plans solidified for Issa to forego a re-election run and for Desmond to switch districts, Kurdian says both personally asked him to challenge Levin.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meeting other vloggers at creator conventions like VidCon solidified her view.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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