rigidified

Definition of rigidifiednext
past tense of rigidify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigidified
Verb
  • But how the homicides he is accused of affected the then-small-town of Concord are crystallized in newspaper clippings.
    Julia Coin May 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • Homer crystallized the impulse to return home after a long time away from all that is familiar.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • His eyes locked to the right, his tiny body stiffened and his face turned red.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • There was a sudden spring shower, which stiffened into rain.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 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
  • It can be gelled, emulsified, and made into just about anything.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
  • In a season when a new, young and raw Manchester City team gelled together to come so close to a domestic treble that remains one of the rarest achievements in English football, their player of the season has to be the man who did the most to bring everything together.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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“Rigidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidified. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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