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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Once the theme crystallizes for you, the rest is smooth sailing.
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Deb Amlen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Michael Douglas — Wall Street (1987) Gordon Gekko is a cunning and unscrupulous corporate predator who crystallized the Reagan-era ethos into three words.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Against that backdrop, Saturday night in Philadelphia crystallized all the good that can happen when teams get those picks right.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Public perception can crystallize within hours, so executives must be ready to act with purpose and composure instead of debating indefinitely.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Deb Amlen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Michael Douglas — Wall Street (1987) Gordon Gekko is a cunning and unscrupulous corporate predator who crystallized the Reagan-era ethos into three words.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Against that backdrop, Saturday night in Philadelphia crystallized all the good that can happen when teams get those picks right.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Public perception can crystallize within hours, so executives must be ready to act with purpose and composure instead of debating indefinitely.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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