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crystalline

[kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een] / ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin /


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The unshowy dedication to craft is a marvel, and so is much else in this crystalline little film.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Its saltiness and nuttiness made perfect sense with the romesco, but I realized I wanted foldiness rather than crystalline hunks.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

In her waking hours, Elle is the movie star of a “Barbarella”–like space adventure about an all-female crew who zips through a wormhole and crash lands on a crystalline planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Their measurements revealed pairs of conducting edge states, a defining feature of topological crystalline insulators.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

There’s something hard in me, crystalline, a kernel of glass.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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