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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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When Altadena erupted in flames hours later, the scope of the tragedy for creatives across L.A. began to crystallize.
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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
The panel tries in vain to figure out why conservative critics who objected to Lamar largely overlooked Batiste’s more explicit statement.
Conservatives who seemed outraged by the very existence of Lamar’s performance crystallized America’s cultural divide.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
That confidence crystallized throughout the film’s regional festival run in 2023, when Cheslik and his co-writer/leading man Ryland Brickson Cole Tews began bringing props to screenings.
—Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
The panel tries in vain to figure out why conservative critics who objected to Lamar largely overlooked Batiste’s more explicit statement.
Conservatives who seemed outraged by the very existence of Lamar’s performance crystallized America’s cultural divide.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
That confidence crystallized throughout the film’s regional festival run in 2023, when Cheslik and his co-writer/leading man Ryland Brickson Cole Tews began bringing props to screenings.
—Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Crystallize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallize. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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