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as in fat
having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
a thick board was laid across the pit
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2
as in viscous
being of a consistency that resists flow
thick maple syrup for pancakes
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3
as in close
closely acquainted
those two have been thick since grade school
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as in wide
having a greater than usual measure across
cross your name off the list with a really thick line so I can see it
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as in dense
having little space between items or parts
a hedge thick with gorse bushes
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as in slow
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
couldn't believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave
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as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a meadow thick with wildflowers
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Recent Examples of thick
Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
It was set in the middle of ten thick wooded acres on NW Forty-Fifth Avenue, the last avenue in Gainesville.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The fires also arrive during the thick of the city’s award season, with the Critics Choice Awards—originally set to take place this coming Sunday—postponed by two weeks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The toughest part involved fishing some stiff, thick wire through a space between the coolant tank and a metal bracket (which the manual warned about).
—Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
It was set in the middle of ten thick wooded acres on NW Forty-Fifth Avenue, the last avenue in Gainesville.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
Under Todd McLellan the Red Wings are 7-2-0, surging back into the thick of the East playoff race after an impressive seven-game winning streak.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The fires also arrive during the thick of the city’s award season, with the Critics Choice Awards—originally set to take place this coming Sunday—postponed by two weeks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thick
Adjective
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Suet Suet is defined as rendered beef fat, and suet cakes are a mixture of suet, seeds, fruit, and other bird-friendly mix-in.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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These include: The fat content of the ground beef: Ground beef that’s more pink is higher in fat than ground beef that’s red.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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These ports show greater complexity and a silky, viscous texture on the palate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Ship emissions and lightning With engines that are often three stories tall and burn viscous fuel oil, ships traveling into and out of ports emit copious quantities of soot and sulfur particles.—
Chris Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Since Sullivan’s arrest, there have been calls for a state-level investigation and a closer examination of its safety net for children, including homeschooling practices, around which there is little or no regulation, according to a 2018 Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate report.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Coleman remains one of his closest friends in football and is able to provide insight into the formative parts of his playing and coaching careers.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The black-and-white clip also featured a Casablanca-esque wide shot of a man in a trench coat walking down an eerie street as an unseen violin plays a crackling melody.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of emails and other confidential material spilled onto the internet, and the hackers threatened to carry out terrorist attacks on cinemas showing the film, causing Sony to retreat and pull its wide release.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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That hypothetical journey would have faced formidable obstacles including mountains, rivers and dense forests, and may have taken about eight months.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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It’s also been growing other divisions like digital services and wearables over the last decade to help offset general periods of slow iPhone sales.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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The second came in April 2022, when Wall Street panicked over analysts’ predicting slow subscriber growth as Disney, HBO and NBCUniversal invested heavily in streaming.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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That’s why the Maryland demand – coming in the midst of a swirl of legislative hostility and intense legal scrutiny – seems like a much bigger deal than the prior cease-and-desist letters.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Panthers are in the midst of a rare rough patch, having dropped three of their past four games, including blowing a third-period lead in two of those defeats.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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The shoe line has a slew of trendy designs from chunky loafers to ballet flats and heels, all of which are made with comfort top of mind with cushy insoles and nonslip rubber outsoles.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sky was gray and sagging; the Hudson was chunky with ice.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Thick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thick. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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