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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Opposition has crystallized in environmental concerns about data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
The criticism of defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has crystallized that frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Already, the rate at which the game of cornhole has crystallized into a thousand tiny trackable, analyzable strategies and statistics has astonished even Moore.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
Before using, the raffia should be washed quickly in a stream of water in order to remove the bluestone which has crystallized on the outside and which might corrode the graft.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
