crystallize
verb (used with object)
to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
have crystallized
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present perfectof crystallize.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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The recent gyrations have crystallized a new reality in a market where fortunes can rise or fall with just a handful of trillion-dollar companies: Volatility is back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The authors suggest they may have crystallized from a magma ocean that covered the surface of a primitive celestial body with an iron core.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 30, 2023
A few lessons have crystallized within the group.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
The question of how such attitudes have crystallized and spread since 2007 remains, bringing to mind another event that year: Apple released the first iPhone, a revolutionary cultural moment if there ever was one.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Around Brighton itself a lot of legends have crystallized, some more or less true, others grossly exaggerated.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 by Various
