crystallize
verb (used with object)
to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
had crystallized
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past perfectof crystallize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That decision had crystallized by Friday, leaving USC with a litany of backs to choose from in what could be a wide-open competition come spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Likewise, the Athenian democracy that had crystallized under Cleisthenes, with about 10% of the overall population having a vote in public affairs, was at its height during this period.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
By last fall, public dissatisfaction with Poroshenko had crystallized around his choice for General Prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, a veteran politician who had known Poroshenko for years.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 29, 2016
By the end of a luncheon Monday with reporters who regularly cover the team, Martin said some of his thoughts had crystallized.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2012
A candy vendor was barking about sweet, chewy manna that had crystallized on the stalagmites of Thulm.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
