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curdled

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verb

past tense of curdle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
Adjective
  • As of Tuesday, July 16, the list of draft beers is subject to change including a West Coast India pale ale, blonde ale and a fruited sour ale.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
  • Off-smell: If the maple syrup has a sour or musty odor, err on the side of caution and discard.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Fish supplements that contain omega-3s are prone to going rancid.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • These interviews have been edited and condensed.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This interview has been edited and condensed.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The problem is those runs came against teams ranging from average to putrid.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Something that smells putrid to us now, for instance, might not have assaulted medieval noses in the same way.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The clabbered milk registered 6.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Pancakes made with clabbered milk produced a thin, loose batter that spread more like crepes.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.
    Marci Alborghetti, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
  • The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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