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also crystalizing
as in forming
to take on a definite form
after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize
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This magma then pushed through the cracks in the rocks around it, cooling and crystallizing over millions of years to form Spruce Pine’s bounty of pegmatites—igneous rock that’s chock-full of quartz crystals.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
In 2015, Off-White made it onto the short list of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, crystallizing streetwear as a credible challenger to the luxury status quo, and cementing close ties to the French group.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
In 2015, Off-White made it onto the short list of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, crystallizing streetwear as a credible challenger to the luxury status quo, and cementing close ties to the French group.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Crystallizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystallizing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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