crystallized

variants also crystalized
past tense of crystallize
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 Eventually, that magma cooled, crystalized, and solidified creating these rare Australian carbonatites. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 These carbon-rich rocks simply crystallized out of the ocean, conjured by some of the most extreme ocean chemistry in Earth history. Peter Brannen august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 In this new era, critical minerals policy, geopolitics, and supply chain management have crystallized into a single strategic variable. Robert Ginsburg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The juice is clarified, concentrated, and crystallized. Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2025 Osit says the 2006 incident crystallized a long-lasting disdain for the true crime documentary genre. Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Riding the dopamine effect, which crystallized around affordable but hard-to-get small treats and dovetails with the end of the decade-long global luxury boom, has turbocharged Pop Mart’s 2024 performance. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • And, thus, Milwaukee Beach Ambassadors was formed.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Over two years of war there has been no significant action or mass demonstration, no rhetoric of resistance has formed and there has only been a single general strike, which lasted 60 minutes and that was not against the war but in favor of the return of the hostages.
    Uriel Kon September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The victory solidified his status as the undisputed top hero in the entire company.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Last year’s Twisters solidified his leading-man status.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Crystallized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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