calcify
Example Sentences
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But amid the platitudes, sadness and shock is calcifying into anger and tension.
From BBC
In response to a detailed list of questions, a senior State Department official said fast, drastic changes to foreign aid were necessary to reform a “calcified system.”
From Salon
As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
From Science Daily
Networking isn’t like traditional manufacturing or energy infrastructure where market share calcifies over decades.
From Barron's
“Yes, there he is, look at that — calcified knees,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
