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Recent Examples of curdle
This comes in handy when making something like custard, which can curdle or burn if the pan gets hot too fast.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Relations between the mayor and fire chief curdled badly.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
But their chemistry begins to curdle when she is terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
While a 70 percent drop would immediately signify audience sentiment around the movie has curdled and is impacting word-of-mouth buzz to keep people away from theaters.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Relations between the mayor and fire chief curdled badly.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
But their chemistry begins to curdle when she is terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
While a 70 percent drop would immediately signify audience sentiment around the movie has curdled and is impacting word-of-mouth buzz to keep people away from theaters.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
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Their relationship soured after a dispute and the victim went back to Italy, but Woeltz allegedly convinced him to return to Manhattan, where he was held against his will, per police sources.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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But his relationship with the legendary sketch show — much like his public persona — soured in later years.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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Throughout the changes in Tish and Billy Ray’s love lives, rumors that Miley was estranged from her dad continuously circulated.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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In the surreal fictional section, estranged friends reconnect on Christmas and rehash the past while questioning whether a foreboding bloodlike substance leaking out into the hallway is real.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Cover and cook until cheese melts and sauce thickens enough to coat meatballs, about 1 hour on HIGH or 2 hours LOW.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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The formula features the brand’s patented thickening molecule and water-soluble resins to create full-bodied, touchable volume that doesn’t feel sticky or stiff.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 May 2025
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Rinsing removes excess starch, which helps keep the rice grains separate and fluffy rather than clumping together and forming a gooey mass, Olivia Roszkowski, chef-instructor of Plant-Based Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education’s New York City campus, tells SELF.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
13 May 2025
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Scientists are inching ever closer to figuring out the biophysical rules that govern how and why those first cells clumped up and stuck together.—
Carrie Arnold,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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