calcified

past tense of calcify

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Verb
  • Mims, today an NYU psychology professor, says the small moment crystalized for her the idea of being president to everyone in the nation.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • The earnings expectations that break the map Even before the dispersion data crystallized, Lamont was growing uneasy about the earnings story justifying valuations.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
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“Calcified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calcified. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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