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adjective

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as in thickish

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thickened

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verb

past tense of thicken
as in condensed

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  1. condensed
  2. creamy
  3. turbid
  4. solidified
  5. viscous
  6. hardened
  7. thick
  8. undiluted
Verb
  • This conversation has been edited and condensed.
    Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of condensed
Adjective
  • Traditional Versailles parquet wooden floors lend a graphic element to the boutique and complement the creamy white and pale gold color palette.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mashed Potatoes Mashed potatoes are a creamy, soft, and satisfying dish.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of creamy
Adjective
  • On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of turbid
Verb
  • Ryan Poles hasn’t really solidified a single position on the offensive line.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Email’s Enduring Role in the Digital Age Despite predictions of its decline or demise, email has solidified its position as a critical communication channel.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of solidified
Adjective
  • Existing supplements are typically derived from seed husks and roots, and are typically thick, viscous, and bulky.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The first sip is mildly viscous, with a beeswax-like quality and traces of honey syrup.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of viscous
Verb
  • Allen, the first Black star for a Phillies franchise that was the NL’s last to integrate, had a perspective hardened by his minor-league experience in Little Rock, Ark.
    Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Semi-hardwood cuttings taken in spring and summer, when new growth has hardened a bit is a faster way to propagate mountain ash.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of hardened
Adjective
  • Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Chick-fil-A sauce, thick and gloppy and even sweeter, only made things worse.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • The undiluted isolationism of his campaign messaging could prove to be a straitjacket that paralyzes the Trump administration’s foreign policy at a critical time.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of undiluted
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