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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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Infantino’s support crystallized in early 2020, when Trump, in the final year of his first term as president, was faced with the United States Senate laying its ground rules for his initial impeachment trial.
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Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The alchemical match between director and DP remains one of the defining collaborations of Lynch’s career, with Elmes crystallizing Lynch’s nightmarish and entirely sui generis vision of the American underbelly in all those films.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Jan. 2025
When Altadena erupted in flames hours later, the scope of the tragedy for creatives across L.A. began to crystallize.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Edwards says that pure, raw honey is more likely to crystallize, because it hasn't been processed or had water added to it.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The alchemical match between director and DP remains one of the defining collaborations of Lynch’s career, with Elmes crystallizing Lynch’s nightmarish and entirely sui generis vision of the American underbelly in all those films.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Jan. 2025
When Altadena erupted in flames hours later, the scope of the tragedy for creatives across L.A. began to crystallize.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Edwards says that pure, raw honey is more likely to crystallize, because it hasn't been processed or had water added to it.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crystallize
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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