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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
Adjective
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The ideal fermentation time varies based on temperature, but when the liquid starts to smell slightly sour, the rice water is considered fermented.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025 -
The menu also included other toothy sensations from ultra sticky and tangy to impossibly sour, spicy or crunchy.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Fish supplements that contain omega-3s are prone to going rancid.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2022
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Much of the damage was from flooding, which left a thick layer of rancid muck on her floors.—
Stephen Smith and Bobby Caina Calvan,
Anchorage Daily News,
7 Oct. 2022
Verb
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These interviews have been edited and condensed.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2024
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And the Knicks, on the way to an admittedly impressive fifty-one wins, amassed a putrid 0–10 record against the élite teams who were supposed to be their peers.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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That led to a first-place finish in the NFC North even though the Minnesota defense was putrid.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The clabbered milk registered 6.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
30 Nov. 2021
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Pancakes made with clabbered milk produced a thin, loose batter that spread more like crepes.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
30 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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The brood includes an addled patriarch who often forgets to wear pants, an observant matriarch and, best of all, a glum but handsome son (Charlie Anson).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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That his pants are always a bit too long adds to the character’s zany, addled vibe.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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In two particularly egregious examples involving baby products described to CNBC, Amazon sent customers used diapers and a chiller with someone else’s rotten breastmilk inside.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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The smell won’t be as sweet, maybe a little rotten.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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