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Recent Examples of thicken
It's primarily made up of water, ammonium phosphate — an ingredient commonly found in fertilizer — and pink coloring, though it's thickened with gum to improve accuracy for aerial drops.
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
With Morton's neuroma, the tissue around one of the nerves to your toe can begin to thicken due to underlying stress or injury.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
With Morton's neuroma, the tissue around one of the nerves to your toe can begin to thicken due to underlying stress or injury.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
Verb
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Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy: Another rare type, this causes heart muscles to stiffen, which in turn prevents the heart’s ventricles from filling with enough blood to pump throughout the body.—
Elizabeth Millard,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.—
Tina Isaac-Goizé,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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These processes need to be sufficiently hardened by providers to prevent trivial abuse by these attackers and to maintain the security benefits of using passkeys.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Let the wax harden before popping the waxy dryer lint firestarters out of the carton.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Inaugural ceremonies began at 11:30am. Because of freezing weather in D.C., the ceremony took place inside the Capitol Rotunda.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rogan received one of the select seats in the US Capitol Rotunda after the ceremony was moved indoors due to freezing temperatures and its capacity was drastically reduced.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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Expectations for a swift pace of easing this year have solidified, even after headline euro area inflation increased for a third straight month in December.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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In fact, solidified wave ripples are one of the most direct pieces of geological evidence for ancient bodies of standing water, per the statement.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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If the temperature is too hot, the crème fraîche could curdle, and nobody has time for that.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2024
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Gradually incorporate the rums at low speed to prevent curdling.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.—
Guy Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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These affordable picks offer everything from full-coverage matte to low-key glow, all while defying creasing, caking, and flaking.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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