thickening

present participle of thicken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickening
Verb
  • The module delivers up to 2,070 FP4 teraflops of AI compute within a 130 W power envelope, effectively condensing server-grade AI horsepower into a form factor for robots and autonomous machines.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Plans call for condensing the college’s Boise operations into an eight-story office building on the northwest corner of Main Street and Whitewater Park Boulevard.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Yet that comes as experts say competition among convenience stores is stiffening.
    Natalie Rice, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But most recently it has been hit from several sides, most notably stiffening competition primarily from Amazon, off-pricers and membership clubs as well as Walmart and Target.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The paper demonstrates thick sodium cathodes that perform at room temperature and down to freezing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Its Jewish musicians were transported by train to Bergen-Belsen while two and a half months later the remaining non-Jewish players were sent to the only all-women camp at Ravensbrück, 90 kilometers north of Berlin, marching in freezing winter conditions with no food.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson’s absolutist rhetoric makes nuanced immigration reform harder by alienating potential allies and hardening opposition.
    Letters to the Editor, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Three key lessons for protecting homes from wildfire emerged, two of them applying to individual homeowners hardening houses against fire, and clearing nearby flammable materials like plants and fences and one requiring communitywide action.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The capture in Goa is considered by many to be the most strategic operation of Zende’s career, solidifying his reputation as one of India’s most skilled police officers.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Gathering and using feedback is a positive for building resilience and solidifying group relationships.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Thickening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickening. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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