in the thick of

idiom

: in the most active or intense part of (something)
a soldier in the thick of battle

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And in the thick of the rubble, there Harvick was, on a Wednesday night, walking into his fate. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025 People who are very much in the thick of it and can’t pretend like nothing is happening. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025 Colorado and Sanders are in the thick of negotiations on a contract extension, according to a school source. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Notably, in the thick of the pillar 2 negotiation process, these countries gathered in 2021 to try to make sense of what a 15 percent minimum rate would mean for them. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the thick of

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“In the thick of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20thick%20of. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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