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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
That vision’s crystallized into something real.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Plans for a fourth film, set to be released in 2011, never crystallized.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
That vision crystallized after Van Mecl and his husband purchased a 1920s Moorish-style house on Jann Avenue.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
That disconnect crystallized my conviction.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The project crystallized after Durst took a picture of a boisterous group of second graders singing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
As the details of the Louvre heist have emerged, the plan’s sophistication has crystallized.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The idea for a trail journey to document climate impacts across the state crystallized instantly.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Jars of jelly had crystallized.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Plans for a fourth film, set to be released in 2011, never crystallized.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
That vision crystallized after Van Mecl and his husband purchased a 1920s Moorish-style house on Jann Avenue.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
That disconnect crystallized my conviction.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
The project crystallized after Durst took a picture of a boisterous group of second graders singing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
As the details of the Louvre heist have emerged, the plan’s sophistication has crystallized.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The idea for a trail journey to document climate impacts across the state crystallized instantly.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Jars of jelly had crystallized.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallized
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LuxExperience, the multi-brand online luxury group, formed off the back of Mytheresa’s acquisition of Yoox Net-a-Porter (which includes Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter, Yoox and The Outnet), has announced further changes to its leadership teams.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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After leaving the band, Donna and Keith formed their own band, Heart of Gold, in 1980.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The final Thursday of November was Thanksgiving until 1939 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt solidified it as the fourth Thursday, hoping to increase retail sales during the Great Depression.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Belladonna of Sadness, Shinjuku is one of the works that solidified some of the now-familiar conventions, aesthetics, and possibilities of horror anime.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Crystallized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallized. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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