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Recent Examples of curdle
But over the past decade or so, something has started to curdle in the upper reaches of state government.
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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
No disrespect to Purnell, who perfectly calibrated Lucy’s intrinsic hopefulness in the first season and slowly begins to curdle it this go-round as Lucy spends more time among ghouls, raiders, cannibals, and various other feuding factions.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Dec. 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
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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
No disrespect to Purnell, who perfectly calibrated Lucy’s intrinsic hopefulness in the first season and slowly begins to curdle it this go-round as Lucy spends more time among ghouls, raiders, cannibals, and various other feuding factions.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Dec. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdle
Verb
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In the decade that followed, relations soured.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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With the Epstein files, a feeling that has long been souring appears to now be way past its expiry date.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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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Before his sudden death last summer, Brooke had been estranged from Hulk, and her husband Steven Oleksy told PEOPLE that the WWE legend never met their twin babies, Hulk's grandchildren.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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The two were estranged at the time; still, as next of kin, O’Neill was tasked with the choice of whether to donate his organs.—
Arizona O'Neill,
Longreads,
19 May 2026
Verb
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There was just a hint of fog, which would thicken a little toward dawn.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Wedges take a sandal, thicken the sole considerably and add an adjustable heel strap.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Mow when the grass is dry to prevent the clippings from clumping on top of the grass.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2026
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This upright, clumping perennial bears flower spikes in shades of red, pink, coral, yellow, white, purple, or hot pink from summer to early fall.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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“Curdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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