ossified

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Like every other detail here, that implicit complaint is dusty and ossified, and Mr. Williamson’s formerly wised-up dialogue has been supplanted by a grinding earnestness, with everyone constantly asking about one another’s feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Unlike the ossified networks, DePetro is free to churn out content whenever he wants, for an audience keen to follow the investigation through 90-second updates.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The proposed cleanup and redevelopment of this ossified power plant joins a growing collection of such projects across the nation.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Ironize forms — such as the oral history or the rockumentary — that have ossified?

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

First surprise flitted over his features, then it ossified to hostility.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie