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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 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.
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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
That reputation was fortified during Hoellering’s reign, which lasted until his death, in 1980, and crystallized by an unforgettable series of posters.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
He was then omitted from rosters in September and November as the new culture and on-field identity crystallized.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Then came the sentence that crystallized everything.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
That recognition crystallized in late 2022 as the broader market began to grasp the implications of generative AI.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The career-defining move crystallized a journey that began a decade prior.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
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
That reputation was fortified during Hoellering’s reign, which lasted until his death, in 1980, and crystallized by an unforgettable series of posters.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
He was then omitted from rosters in September and November as the new culture and on-field identity crystallized.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Then came the sentence that crystallized everything.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
That recognition crystallized in late 2022 as the broader market began to grasp the implications of generative AI.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The career-defining move crystallized a journey that began a decade prior.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallized
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By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.—
James Dinneen,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Mar. 2026
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Our group, Save the Inlet, was formed to protect the inlet from this mega-project and grows out the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, which has spent the last 20 years fighting to get the city to live up to its promises in the 2005 rezoning.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The military remains Pakistan’s most powerful institution, having solidified its dominance throughout the country’s history with coups and constitutional amendments.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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For the American players, winning gold for the first time since 1980 in men’s hockey was the goal, but to do it against Canada solidified the accomplishment.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Crystallized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallized. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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