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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
Adjective
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The sour note was Inigo Martinez’s exit to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Teng ended his afternoon having allowed four runs over four-plus innings with eight strikeouts and five walks, a sour end to a great beginning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their desire, soured, turns into rage; the women in my family wear their resentments like bracelets.—
Eliana Ramage
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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And maybe that soured Stoops a bit.—
Chase Goodbread,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Conceptualized and brought to life by makeup artist Kenya Rucker and hair stylist Kira Dior, the glam highlights see Palmer don tight, ginger coils, electric blue eye shadow and intentionally clumped lashes for her ’70s moment.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Thatched roofs curve like waves over centuries-old hanok in Hahoe Folk Village—where earthen walls cradle courtyards perfumed with pine and fermented soy.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Nuts Nuts contain even more of those healthy fats than grains, and storing your pecans, almonds, cashews, or otherwise at room temperature can allow those fats to go rancid far faster than most of us can make it through the common 8- to 16-ounce bags.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The offense has been explosive against the putrid White Sox and Washington Nationals, but starting pitcher Carlos Rodón has been a key to the success as well.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Though Ruka did everything in his power to keep me happy, his blue merle border collie brain had an affinity for rolling in anything dead, decaying, or otherwise putrid.—
The Editors,
Outside,
26 Aug. 2025
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The quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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All responses have been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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McCormack’s decomposed body was found in a pink suitcase near Missouri Highway 59 between Lanagan, Missouri, and Noel, Missouri, on July 29, 2019, according to the plea agreement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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