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Recent Examples of curdle
Normally, acid from citrus is used to curdle the milk, before the solids are removed to leave a rich drink.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Even the most well-meaning of people have their good intentions curdle into cruelty when reflected through the prism of corporate life.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Do not let boil, or egg yolks will curdle.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
If any of your ingredients are too cold, the batter can curdle.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Even the most well-meaning of people have their good intentions curdle into cruelty when reflected through the prism of corporate life.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Do not let boil, or egg yolks will curdle.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
If any of your ingredients are too cold, the batter can curdle.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
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Ties with New Delhi soured following the toppling of Hasina, who was very close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cooperation soured as the day went on.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gingles, by his own account, is estranged from his parents, according to his jail calls.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of those, 24% were estranged from a sibling, 16% from a parent, 10% from a child, 9% from a grandparent and 6% from a grandchild.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some yogurts contain food starches to thicken texture, along with artificial colors or artificial flavors.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
15 Feb. 2026
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The chia seeds will thicken it into a jam.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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Venus, Mercury, and Saturn will be clumped together just above the west horizon, the publication said, before setting an hour after sunset.—
Joshua Bessex,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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These are gold NPs that clump together and form tiny spheres.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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