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Recent Examples of curdle
For one thing, when extremely evil people never seem to get their righteous and fiery comeuppance, my rage can curdle a bit.
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But over the past decade or so, something has started to curdle in the upper reaches of state government.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Flashbacks to their courtship reveal the magnetic romantic charge that brought them together, while also demonstrating how that intensity would ultimately curdle into acrimony.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But over the past decade or so, something has started to curdle in the upper reaches of state government.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Flashbacks to their courtship reveal the magnetic romantic charge that brought them together, while also demonstrating how that intensity would ultimately curdle into acrimony.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
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Rank said perspectives on the American Dream have soured as people’s ability to achieve it has become ever more difficult over the last 50 years.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The launch of the iPhone was also a period that marked a fleeting but powerful alliance between Google and Apple, before the relationship soured over Google’s decision to pursue its own line of smartphones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Be sure to allow a few hours of chilling time to let the flavors meld and the biscuits, cream, and curd to set into a soft, scoopable consistency.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Are Sam and Charlie still estranged?—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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But statistics fail to convey the humanity of yard sales—the caprice, whimsy, and high spirits, as well as the cunning, weirdness, and heartbreak, that charge and thicken the air when two people agree to perform an off-the-books monetary transaction.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Chia pudding with mango works well because chia seeds thicken overnight in almond milk and can be topped with diced mango and granola in the morning.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Using holographic imaging technology, scientists will also investigate particle aggregation to determine how the lake’s physical dynamics cause particles to clump together and sink, affecting water clarity.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Instead of dispersing evenly over the lawn after they are cut by the mower blades, wet clippings clump together and fall on the lawn in piles or clog your mower deck.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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