calcified

verb

past tense of calcify
as in ossified

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  1. crystallized
  2. petrified
  3. coagulated
  4. clotted
  5. stiffened
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  • But the moment that crystallized the problem was personal, not professional.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That brittleness, though, is exactly what has made Criston’s turn toward nihilism at the end of the second season, and now crystallized in episode five, so gratifying.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of crystallized
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  • The first film follows a group of French high-school students who travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • Johansson plays her with a tough edge to match her Queens accent, but Hester is clearly petrified by this perfect storm of ugly events.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of petrified
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  • For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of coagulated
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  • Intersections became improvised plazas, clotted with bodies.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • The parking lot was clotted with Porsches, Range Rovers, and a Ferrari.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Definition of clotted
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  • The possible move, unthinkable for legacy studios but in keeping with exits by businesses in other sectors, has only stiffened opposition to the merger in some corners.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Dogs that have stiffened up with age get an advanced joint-support chew with glucosamine, MSM, and collagen.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
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