crystallize
verb (used with object)
to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
has crystallized
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present perfectof crystallize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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What the launch of Kimi 3 has crystallized is the realization that the gap between China’s best AI plays, and the most sophisticated American technologies, is narrowing rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
No case has crystallized those tensions quite like that of Washington D.C.’s internet-famous sandwich thrower, whose trial began Tuesday and gave jurors this to chew on: Does throwing fast food at an officer constitute assault?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
That steady practice has crystallized into a belief system and a teachable aesthetic that has become — in our view — an ever-expanding handbook for life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
While regulators have long cast Internet access as a luxury, the pandemic has crystallized how essential the Web is to modern life.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
In Rabbi ben Ezra Browning has crystallized his religious philosophy into a shape of abiding beauty.
From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Arthur Symons
