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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In this one crystallizing moment, the woman’s yearning, desire that has been discreetly waiting in the background, rushes into view.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As mainstream medical opinion crystallized in favor of vaccination, the combination of liberal political values, holistic ideas about the body, and alternative health entrepreneurship shaped vaccine resistance after the Jacobson ruling.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Two hours later, when news broke of the Palisades Fire, that morning unease crystallized into stark reality.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The song crystallized a growing desire among many for conservative, Libertarian and rural-friendly values concerning America's present and future to be reflected in Americana and country music.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As mainstream medical opinion crystallized in favor of vaccination, the combination of liberal political values, holistic ideas about the body, and alternative health entrepreneurship shaped vaccine resistance after the Jacobson ruling.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Two hours later, when news broke of the Palisades Fire, that morning unease crystallized into stark reality.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The song crystallized a growing desire among many for conservative, Libertarian and rural-friendly values concerning America's present and future to be reflected in Americana and country music.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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