13-Letter Words Matching ____A_____Z__

There are 16 13-letter words that match ____A_____Z__. 7 are common words, such as CHARACTERIZED and CHARACTERIZES. A rarer one is SECTARIANIZES. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
characterized
Rare example
sectarianizes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
R (15)

Questions

How many 13-letter words matching ____a_____z__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHARACTERIZED is among the common words in this set.