crystallizing

variants also crystalizing
present participle of crystallize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crystallizing There was also a sense of celebration at completing five years of the three day, bi-annual event, which has been crystallizing and finding a sharper focus each season. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Some fortunes, however, are already crystallizing into deeds. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The lyrics describe a crystallizing moment in which the narrator realizes that her relationship is the thing that’s not working in her life, despite the best hopes and intentions. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 June 2026 Khosla himself has endorsed the idea of a national wealth fund, and the symmetry between his individual advocacy and OpenAI’s institutional proposal suggests that a policy framework is crystallizing within the AI industry’s upper echelons. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 That regime sentiment seems to be crystalizing. — David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Venus conjoins crystallizing Saturn in your 8th House of Serious Exchanges. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026 Such occasions are crystallizing. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 Welts said city officials are aware the team wants to stay in Dallas and wants to begin crystallizing the whereabouts of a new home starting in July. — Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystallizing
forming
Verb
  • The team's findings reveal clear fingerprints of the impact black hole jets have in disrupting potential star-forming material even right out to the circumgalactic medium.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Soil organic matter is a rich substance created by the decomposition of the carbon-rich litter layer above it, forming a layer that soil scientists call the O-horizon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Crystallizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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