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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
The juice is extracted, boiled, cleaned of impurities, and crystallized.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Others, including area studies and international studies, were essentially invented or crystallized at this time.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The bigger story, in fact, wasn’t the result of either game, but the individual performances that have crystallized the battle to make Vancouver’s 23-man roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Kirk’s death – and the aftermath – crystalized two things for me.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
In this beat, the show’s essence is crystallized.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But in the years since the album's release, it has been crystallized in pop culture thanks to its title track earning a prominent placement in Grey's Anatomy (and subsequently becoming their second single) and more recently, finding a TikTok renaissance thanks to Landon Barker.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Others, including area studies and international studies, were essentially invented or crystallized at this time.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The bigger story, in fact, wasn’t the result of either game, but the individual performances that have crystallized the battle to make Vancouver’s 23-man roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Kirk’s death – and the aftermath – crystalized two things for me.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
In this beat, the show’s essence is crystallized.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But in the years since the album's release, it has been crystallized in pop culture thanks to its title track earning a prominent placement in Grey's Anatomy (and subsequently becoming their second single) and more recently, finding a TikTok renaissance thanks to Landon Barker.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallized
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But none of the band members ever flinched over the divide that formed over their pre- and post-Vheissu sound.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only storms with names that formed after the year 2000 and that are within 50 miles of the potential landfall location are shown.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That devastating loss solidified the TV personality’s resolve to use her platform not just as entertainment, but as a lifeline to stand beside fellow survivors and to create tangible resources through her non-profit, the Big Heart Foundation.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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China’s strategic management of its rare earth resources has solidified its position as a central player in the global market.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Crystallized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallized. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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