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
As the details of the Louvre heist have emerged, the plan’s sophistication has crystallized.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Halfmann’s team quantified the driving force for these proteins to crystallize in different human cell types and found that their concentration is correlated with the rate of cell turnover in our body.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 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
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Halfmann’s team quantified the driving force for these proteins to crystallize in different human cell types and found that their concentration is correlated with the rate of cell turnover in our body.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 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
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Based on the 2008 documentary of the same name, Song Song Blue stars Hudson and Hugh Jackman as real-life Milwaukee-area couple Claire and Mike Sardina, who formed the band Lightning & Thunder in tribute to Neil Diamond.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Vessels like Navier’s — ones that are efficient, stable, adaptable, and capable of being mass-produced as commercial platforms, while forming the foundation of a dual-use strategy — are the key to reopening America’s waterways for people and commerce.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reliever Edgardo Henriquez allowed two runs on a wild pitch and a Bo Bichette single to solidify the Toronto lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wagner started making cast-iron cookware in 1891 and quickly solidified itself as a leader in the category; the company survived a century of brand pivots and owner changes before shuttering in 1999.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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