CALCIFY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

calcify

verb

Definition of calcify

as in to ossify

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Recent Examples of calcify There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 As the genre eventually called alt-country calcified in Souled American’s wake, luminaries like John Darnielle, Will Oldham, and Tweedy himself all evangelized about the Chicago group without ever replicating their sound. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 Over the course of the shift, his body seems to calcify with tension, as though every successive hour in the hospital adds weight. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 The liberal impulse — insistence that injustice isn’t cured by patience, willingness to reform systems that calcify into maladministration — can keep institutions from becoming the archives of old hierarchies. — Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calcify

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But, like any method, this one risks becoming a mere habit, ossifying into a new convention both visual and thematic.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The application is old, and time has ossified it into something like an unapproachably evil Mayan relic, filled with shadowy regexes and dark magic, fit to be worshipped from afar but not trifled with.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of ossify

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Yet, for this current phase, having a clear bullseye may help crystalize the timeline and illuminate bipartisan Capitol Hill strategies if the July blitz stalls.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
If your honey has started to crystallize or harden, there’s no need to be alarmed.

— Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Definition of crystallize

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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 petrify

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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
If an egg cracks during boiling, vinegar can help the egg white coagulate faster, preventing it from leaking into the water.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of coagulate

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