variants
also crystalize
as in to form
to take on a definite form
after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
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Recent Examples of crystallize
Osit says the 2006 incident crystallized a long-lasting disdain for the true crime documentary genre.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The nanograins provide the right conditions for UC-MAC to grow, and eventually, a complete layer of the atom-thick carbon material crystallizes on top of the copper.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
His season away helped to crystalize his priorities.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Buyl, at Ghent University, said that the emergent-misalignment work crystallizes suspicions among computer scientists.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The nanograins provide the right conditions for UC-MAC to grow, and eventually, a complete layer of the atom-thick carbon material crystallizes on top of the copper.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
His season away helped to crystalize his priorities.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Buyl, at Ghent University, said that the emergent-misalignment work crystallizes suspicions among computer scientists.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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Time is also essential for forming bonds between patients and doctors, Bean said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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And, thus, Milwaukee Beach Ambassadors was formed.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Both assignments solidified McArthur's place in NASA history as the last astronaut to physically interface with Hubble, and one of the first to steer the space agency into an era of commercial spaceflight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As for Apple, BofA analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote that this decision solidifies his confidence in Apple's services revenue estimates.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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