CRYSTALLIZING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

crystallizing

verb

variants also crystalizing

present participle of crystallize

as in forming

to take on a definite form after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize

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Recent Examples of crystallizing 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 The market opportunity is crystallizing faster than anticipated. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026

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The rubble could then come together, forming Neptune's inner moons, with the clay minerals exposed on their surfaces.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The new legal action comes as the opposition has started to mobilize with two separate groups forming to fight the measure.

— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

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