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Recent Examples of curdle
Gradually incorporate the rums at low speed to prevent curdling.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This kind of show needs a cast willing to dive headlong into the curdling eggnog (or, specifically here, a vat of premade Manhattans to null the pain) and Cullman has the right crew, with Mare Winningham and David Rasche playing the flailing parents.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
But that enthusiasm was soon overtaken by anxiety that curdled into crushing despair.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Last time, the official messaging post-shooting had been about unity and love—even if those themes curdled into the usual tropes by the end of Trump’s Convention speech.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This kind of show needs a cast willing to dive headlong into the curdling eggnog (or, specifically here, a vat of premade Manhattans to null the pain) and Cullman has the right crew, with Mare Winningham and David Rasche playing the flailing parents.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
But that enthusiasm was soon overtaken by anxiety that curdled into crushing despair.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Last time, the official messaging post-shooting had been about unity and love—even if those themes curdled into the usual tropes by the end of Trump’s Convention speech.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
Verb
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And Canadian views on the U.S. as a whole have soured since last year.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Musk’s popularity with the Bay Area’s deep blue residents has soured as a result.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The two are estranged in part because Errol, in his 70s, has fathered two children with his former stepdaughter, more than 40 years his junior.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Twenty-five years later, Hal (Theo James) is estranged from Bill and has his own son, named Petey, but only sees him once a year.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The plot is thickening in the ongoing legal battle between former co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Forecasters said the marine layer will thicken on Monday as a Catalina eddy churns counter-clockwise along the San Diego County coastline.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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These proteins can malfunction, clump together and create tangles – preventing the microtubules from functioning properly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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As early as 1500 BCE, ancient Egyptians added a binding agent to their water to clump contaminants together for easy removal.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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