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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
catalyze .
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Examples
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The screeching call catalyzed the buzzing and chirping groups; the milling crowd became a formation of sentries wearing freshly tanned leather armor and carrying shortbows and pikes.
Genellan- Planetfall Gier, Scott 2005
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A major focus of the investment will be catalytic surface coatings, in particular for steam cracker furnace tubes, known as catalyzed-assisted manufacture of olefins or CAMOL.
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A major focus of the investment will be catalytic surface coatings, in particular for steam cracker furnace tubes, known as catalyzed-assisted manufacture of olefins or CAMOL.
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Michael Hayden, the outgoing head of the CIA, has said that the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia has "catalyzed" expatriates around the world.
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The stimulus for my dream might have been catalyzed from a discussion I had that day.
Patrick Takahashi: Suicide Dreams Patrick Takahashi 2011
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The stimulus for my dream might have been catalyzed from a discussion I had last night at a Christmas reception.
Patrick Takahashi: Suicide Dreams Patrick Takahashi 2011
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In the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions that followed the overthrow of Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali -- some of which were catalyzed or sustained by online communication -- it has become a central tenant of the department's so-called 21st Century Statecraft.
Corbin Hiar: Do SOPA and PIPA Conflict With State Dept.'s Global Internet Freedom Goals? Corbin Hiar 2012
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The Wall Street bailout catalyzed the tea-party movement.
Labor Supporters Plan More Rallies Kris Maher 2011
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In the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions that followed the overthrow of Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali -- some of which were catalyzed or sustained by online communication -- it has become a central tenant of the department's so-called 21st Century Statecraft.
Corbin Hiar: Do SOPA and PIPA Conflict With State Dept.'s Global Internet Freedom Goals? Corbin Hiar 2012
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This kind of movement just does not happen on its own; it must be catalyzed by agents of change.
Eco-Justice 2009
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