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The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.
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Becoming Noah Lyles always included staying him long enough for his mark on the sport to fossilize.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
According to legend, the monarch, his army and conniving knights were invading the Cotswolds when a witch outsmarted them, fossilizing their bodies forever.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
One fist-sized rock held over a thousand microscopic fossils, including soft-bodied animals that are rarely fossilized, John wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The Petoskey and Charlevoix stones are fossilized pre-historic coral that is roughly 350 million years during the Devonian Age.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
According to legend, the monarch, his army and conniving knights were invading the Cotswolds when a witch outsmarted them, fossilizing their bodies forever.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
One fist-sized rock held over a thousand microscopic fossils, including soft-bodied animals that are rarely fossilized, John wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The Petoskey and Charlevoix stones are fossilized pre-historic coral that is roughly 350 million years during the Devonian Age.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fossilize
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“Fossilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossilize. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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fossilize
verb
fos·sil·ize
ˈfäs-ə-ˌlīz 
fossilized; fossilizing
: to change or become changed into a fossil
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