case-hardens

present tense third-person singular of case-harden

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Verb
  • Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, gives an answer here that crystallizes one of baseball’s many charms.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Prior research into the shooter and his family combined with the new report crystalizes a picture of extremism, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, deputy director of research at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 June 2026
  • To execute its ruthless 66-pound weight loss program, the rear seats have been completely deleted, replaced by a massive structural strut brace that significantly stiffens the chassis.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“Case-hardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-hardens. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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