Definitions
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- adjective (Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone.
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- verb Present participle of
ossify .
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Examples
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The zygomatic bone is generally described as ossifying from three centersone for the malar and two for the orbital portion; these appear about the eighth week and fuse about the fifth month of fetal life.
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His basic verdict is that Tsongas was a lousy candidate, nominated largely on the basis of her husband's reputation, and picked by an "ossifying" local political machine that hadn't faced a real race in decades.
Poll: Hillary Way Ahead With Dems ��� Match-Up With Rudy Is Close 2009
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On Thursday, an ossifying Tiger Woods posted a grim 77 in the opening round of the PGA Championship, a tournament he has won four times.
The Yankees Can't Hide Their Wrinkles Jason Gay 2011
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These are the instantly ossifying narratives in the Sunday shooting death of Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller versus the Monday shootings of two Arkansas military recruiters.
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It was intelligently designed so it could remain viable and fresh, rather than -- as people often do -- ossifying into a self-parody as it aged.
Why the Constitution Congress read was just fine Alexandra Petri 2011
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Unlike MTV's slowly ossifying "Real World" series or even the over-scripted melodrama of Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise, "Jersey Shore" is genuine.
From GTL to grenades: A 'Jersey Shore' glossary Liz Kelly 2010
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Until some settled outcome is arrived at, we won't agree codes of behaviour: but the internet is already ossifying.
The web may be lawless, but it won't stay that way Julian Glover 2010
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The society, a professional organization of doctors and a few scientists, was self-contained and moribund, an ossifying Manhattan social club.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The society, a professional organization of doctors and a few scientists, was self-contained and moribund, an ossifying Manhattan social club.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Thanks toleaders like Brewer, the police state ossifying along the border will continue to grow.
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