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calcified



ADJECTIVE
petrified
Synonyms


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Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

"Apparently they just sort of die down and they calcify basically. So at this point they are now calcified."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The later denial of his motion did not cool his grievances, but calcified them.

From Slate May 28, 2026

It preserves three dimensional skin, calcified cartilage, and even traces of proteins.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2026

On the upper left lung there was a bright place like a calcified star.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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