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Recent Examples of curdle
Reddit is surging at a time when much of the rest of the social web has curdled.
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
As the seasons wore on, PSG’s upstart charm curdled into bloated self-parody.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The same qualities that attract residents to small communities – a sense of trust that can come from knowing everyone in town – sometimes curdle into hushing up questions about concerning practices.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
As the seasons wore on, PSG’s upstart charm curdled into bloated self-parody.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The same qualities that attract residents to small communities – a sense of trust that can come from knowing everyone in town – sometimes curdle into hushing up questions about concerning practices.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Right as romantic comedies were curdling at the box office, Adams made one of the genre’s all-time stinkers.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
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Hov and Ye’s relationship has soured as of late, largely due to their political differences and the fashion designer’s errant outbursts.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Nike is being hurt by souring consumer sentiment and the threat of a trade war, which could make its products more expensive.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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As Reacher tries to trace a missing operative and expose an extensive arms smuggling operation, Hall’s Beck, who has long been estranged from his son Richard (Johnny Berchtold), is struggling to stay alive.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Others who had cared for elderly parents after being estranged from them offered their advice.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The plot continues to thicken as March 30 marks the beginning of Neptune’s journey through Aries after transiting in Pisces since 2011.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Twists On Tradition Throughout the bushwacker’s history, different places have put their own spin on the ingredient list, but the drink usually contains some combo of rum, coffee liqueur, crème de cacao, amaretto and coconut cream, thickened with milk, half-and-half or ice cream.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The pre-grated kind sold in containers will clump in the sauce, ruining the creamy and smooth texture.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The buildable formula won’t clump, flake or smudge.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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