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Recent Examples of thicken
Adding whole almonds to the blender can also thicken your smoothie.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 20 Aug. 2025
The plot, and the sauce, thicken in the short when Gino and the cute young dinner guest Marco (Campanella) lock eyes.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
This can happen as the body releases hormones like vasopressin that constrict blood vessels and thicken the blood.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sauce is thickened slightly, 2–3 minutes.
—Christine Wong, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 20 Aug. 2025
The plot, and the sauce, thicken in the short when Gino and the cute young dinner guest Marco (Campanella) lock eyes.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
This can happen as the body releases hormones like vasopressin that constrict blood vessels and thicken the blood.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sauce is thickened slightly, 2–3 minutes.
—Christine Wong, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
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But most recently it has been hit from several sides, most notably stiffening competition primarily from Amazon, off-pricers and membership clubs as well as Walmart and Target.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lane picked up three on first down, but the Otay Ranch defense stiffened, turning back the next two runs for no gain.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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This interview has been condensed and edited.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But as Beijing hardens its ties with Russia, North Korea and other nations unfriendly to the West, the emergence of two camps and the contest between them appears clearer than ever.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Veith realized this reversible property, known as shear thickening, could be used to create a protective additive that instantly hardens under impact, dramatically reducing the risk of fires in lithium-ion batteries.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Stop watering when the ground freezes and restart the watering routine in spring once garlic starts to sprout.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Emails included in the lawsuit between Zuckerberg and the company's tech support team date back to May 2020, in which similar account freezes from 2017 are mentioned.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both assignments solidified McArthur's place in NASA history as the last astronaut to physically interface with Hubble, and one of the first to steer the space agency into an era of commercial spaceflight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As for Apple, BofA analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote that this decision solidifies his confidence in Apple's services revenue estimates.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Do not let boil, or egg yolks will curdle.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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If any of your ingredients are too cold, the batter can curdle.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the experience with crypto mining, where GPUs are run inside dusty data centers that leave GPUs caked in dirt, were a catalyst for what became CoreWeave’s secret sauce.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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