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crystallizes

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present tense third-person singular of crystallize

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to take on a definite form after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize

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Recent Examples of crystallizes Chidgasornpongse crystallizes that cosmic doom further when Grandma Saluay falls half-asleep or stares out the van window, her mind drifting into the ether. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Yet its inspiration lies in the desert rose, a mineral formation that crystallizes beneath salt basins into flat plates resembling rose petals. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 That number crystallizes a truth that has been apparent for a while now — SpaceX is not just a launch company anymore. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Ice, inevitably, crystalizes in the country’s legends and stories. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026 In marketing, the brief has always been where strategy crystallizes or falls apart. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, gives an answer here that crystallizes one of baseball’s many charms. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Prior research into the shooter and his family combined with the new report crystalizes a picture of extremism, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, deputy director of research at the Southern Poverty Law Center. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026

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Intimate drama set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, where a young Ukrainian deserter finds refuge with an elderly woman and forms an unlikely bond.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Fans of the austere contemporary design that forms the back-bone of the Design Hotel concept will love this new fifty room hipster tucked away in a non-descript side street near Frankfurt’s main train station.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

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The Winston move solidifies the Giants’ quarterback room with the 32-year-old backup and starter Jaxson Dart paired for the next few seasons.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
During the August primary runoff election, voters approved a ballot measure that solidifies the state's voter ID laws in the Oklahoma Constitution.

— Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 28 Aug. 2026

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