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Recent Examples of curdle
This comes in handy when making something like custard, which can curdle or burn if the pan gets hot too fast.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Relations between the mayor and fire chief curdled badly.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
But their chemistry begins to curdle when she is terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
While a 70 percent drop would immediately signify audience sentiment around the movie has curdled and is impacting word-of-mouth buzz to keep people away from theaters.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Relations between the mayor and fire chief curdled badly.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
But their chemistry begins to curdle when she is terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
While a 70 percent drop would immediately signify audience sentiment around the movie has curdled and is impacting word-of-mouth buzz to keep people away from theaters.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
Verb
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Musk’s official tenure in Washington, D.C., ended earlier in June, just as his relationship with the president was souring.—
Ari Levy,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 June 2025
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By late 1974, the communal idealism had soured, undercut by cocaine, burnout, and turf wars among the crew.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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After all, Rodgers has been notoriously estranged from his family for about a decade.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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She was estranged from her husband, Thomas Albert Tamayo Lizarraga, 45, who police say shot Zamora and her date, Hector Garduno, 43, just after 9:30 p.m. outside a sushi restaurant on the 15200 block of Summit Avenue.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Add cream to mushrooms and bring to a light simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Infections Lung infections from bacteria and viruses cause mucus to thicken and turn brown.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
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The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Long before stars even formed, dark matter clumped up and drew regular matter together with its gravity, providing the invisible scaffolding upon which stars and galaxies eventually grew.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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