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 outlined in the report, early adolescence is formative for identity development, tolerance for change, and crystallizing views about the world.
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Eric Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Much of the new Nosferatu’s unsettling strangeness is crystallized in the pair’s unusual psychic connection.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
But losses to the Chargers and Bengals, whose top receiving weapons gave Denver fits, crystallized Denver’s need for more help around Nix.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Much of the new Nosferatu’s unsettling strangeness is crystallized in the pair’s unusual psychic connection.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
But losses to the Chargers and Bengals, whose top receiving weapons gave Denver fits, crystallized Denver’s need for more help around Nix.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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