ossify

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Or am I about to do something that is going to reinforce these divisions and ossify the boundaries between people?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2023

He noted that true babies would probably not ossify into fossils, as their bones are too small.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

We know, for example, that when you hit your 60s and 70s, vocal folds weaken, cartilage in the larynx begins to ossify and respiratory systems that power voices start to work less efficiently.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

If we become convinced that we have figured things out, our creative endeavors—whether scientific, artistic, spiritual or political—might ossify.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2021

When its guesses ossify into fixed opinions, and its arrogance takes the airs of scientific dogmatism, it is always a tiresome and may be a dangerous quality.

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir