Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions.
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- adjective In a state of
fossilization ;preserved inrock .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
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Examples
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It MUST remain fossilized if we ever want to preserve our environment.
Think Progress » Bush Administration Repeatedly Peddled False Information About Iraqi Bio Labs 2006
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Morse, on the other hand, does not enjoy such a "bench" of highly-visible, "all-star" contributors in one case, the Yahoo organization has been characterized as "fossilized", yet, to be fair, he is also not expected to be a "magician."
Forbes.com: News Bill Fischer 2011
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Morse, on the other hand, does not enjoy such a "bench" of highly-visible, "all-star" contributors in one case, the Yahoo organization has been characterized as "fossilized", yet, to be fair, he is also not expected to be a "magician."
unknown title 2011
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As he studies the photos that were taken very recently, he can’t believe what he is seeing: the insects appear to be of a species that hasn’t existed since the dinosaurs, which Whitney is used to seeing in fossilized form.
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As he studies the photos that were taken very recently, he can’t believe what he is seeing: the insects appear to be of a species that hasn’t existed since the dinosaurs, which Whitney is used to seeing in fossilized form.
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a tendency today of the 'fossilized' - 'career' media, career politicians, career political handlers to not be able to comprehend that we out here want nothing more than to have them all (even city mayors) disappear never to be heard from again.
One Hundred Pennsylvania Mayors To Endorse Hillary Today 2009
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This kind of personalized instruction is great for helping you acquire fluency and correcting any mistakes you might make before they become "fossilized" and impervious to change.
Fluenz 2 2009
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This kind of personalized instruction is great for helping you acquire fluency and correcting any mistakes you might make before they become "fossilized" and impervious to change.
Fluenz 2 2009
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This kind of personalized instruction is great for helping you acquire fluency and correcting any mistakes you might make before they become "fossilized" and impervious to change.
Fluenz 2 2009
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Objects and memories recur in different times and places, in the homes and heads of characters who are often connected in ways that they are not yet aware of, a technique which grants a kind of fossilized texture to the intertwining narratives.
Advance reader reviews of The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell. 2010
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