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also crystalized
as in formed
to take on a definite form
after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
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Recent Examples of crystallized
Their camaraderie had been crystallized, too.
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Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
In a March 2026 interview with THR, O’Brien said his appearance on Hot Ones in 2024 was the moment everything crystallized.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The film crystallized during a two-week residency at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the remote coastal headland that served as the home of the late artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Support has recently crystallized around Ayatollah Khamenei's hard-line son Mojtaba.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
His conundrum is crystallized in his promise to make more movies — 30 a year between both studios.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The moment everything crystallized was the night of our first-ever live show.
—Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
The show devotes significant time to the three consultants’ past hardships as well as their ongoing bond, and that’s crystallized in a moving segment about Alexander’s harrowing recovery after a devastating stroke in 2022.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
This season crystallized around powerful tailoring, suiting emerged as a cornerstone, reinterpreted with both structure and sensuality.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
In a March 2026 interview with THR, O’Brien said his appearance on Hot Ones in 2024 was the moment everything crystallized.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The film crystallized during a two-week residency at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the remote coastal headland that served as the home of the late artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Support has recently crystallized around Ayatollah Khamenei's hard-line son Mojtaba.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
His conundrum is crystallized in his promise to make more movies — 30 a year between both studios.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The moment everything crystallized was the night of our first-ever live show.
—Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
The show devotes significant time to the three consultants’ past hardships as well as their ongoing bond, and that’s crystallized in a moving segment about Alexander’s harrowing recovery after a devastating stroke in 2022.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
This season crystallized around powerful tailoring, suiting emerged as a cornerstone, reinterpreted with both structure and sensuality.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallized
Verb
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The band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 and became one of the most enduring acts in punk rock, releasing over a dozen studio albums independently through Fat Mike’s Fat Wreck Chords label.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
16 Mar. 2026
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In September, the judges found that Sarkozy and his associates had formed a criminal association between 2005 and 2007 to secure money from Libya to support his successful presidential bid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Released in 1990 and later featured in Windows 95, the puzzle game solidified its popularity as the go-to time-killer for anyone sitting at a computer.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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But a brief conversation with president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos in early January solidified his decision.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Crystallized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallized. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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