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Recent Examples of curdle
This was when his baroque aesthetic vision could curdle into kitsch.
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Reddit is surging at a time when much of the rest of the social web has curdled.
—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
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Reddit is surging at a time when much of the rest of the social web has curdled.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
Verb
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But later, under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, relations soured.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sentiment soured though as the White House doubled down in the afternoon on aggressive tariffs.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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While Yoon’s failure to deliver noticeable economic gains estranged this cohort, the manner of his removal still enrages his base, which has been galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Daily Beast earlier reported that Giuffre has been estranged from her children since separating from her husband, Robert Giuffre, last year.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The figs would cook until their tough outer skin softened and some began to burst open to gently ooze their seedy pulp, thickening the mixture into a grainy, molasses-brown syrup, while other figs remained whole, their thick stems still attached.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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Whisk together pudding and pie filling, milk, and coconut extract in a large bowl until smooth and starting to thicken, about 2 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
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Types of Kitty Litter (and When to Use Them) Types of litter vary based on consistency, clumping ability, and scent.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tiny grains of dust scattered across the cosmos can collect in disks around young stars and clump together to eventually form planets.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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