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Vocabulary Entry
fossilized
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
turned into a fossil or preserved like a fossil; also, very old-fashioned and unable to change
Example Sentences
"We found a fossilized shell in the rock."
"The insect was fossilized in amber."
"His fossilized beliefs made change difficult."
V
verb
to turn into a fossil; to preserve in a fossil-like state
Example Sentences
"Over time, the bones fossilized."
"The plant material fossilized in the mud."
"Some remains fossilized quickly after burial."