Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curd
Verb
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The moderators were fair, but the race’s tone has curdled.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Normally, acid from citrus is used to curdle the milk, before the solids are removed to leave a rich drink.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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Navigating the world of priming serums can be a slippery slope due to heavy formulas and glitter-like ingredients that clump upon application.—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Beyond causing poor performance, old gasoline resins can gum up fuel lines and carburetors, wreaking havoc on your engine’s fuel delivery system.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Losses accelerated following Trump’s tariff threat, which could gum up global trade and lead the economy to burn less fuel.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Part of what sets Kimball’s version apart is that fresh bread is used to thicken the soup, and some of it is fried with scallion greens in a skillet for a crisp crouton garnish.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Darken and thicken it for old and scabby goop.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her hands and feet were caked with so much dirt that hospital personnel had to scrape it off of her body, Dente testified.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Formerly white lines, long ago stenciled by proudcrafters, currently caked and crusted;still gridded for Corollas, Minis and Civics.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Curd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curd. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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