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Recent Examples of thicken
The formula features the brand’s patented thickening molecule and water-soluble resins to create full-bodied, touchable volume that doesn’t feel sticky or stiff.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 May 2025
The coconut base gets mixed with other ingredients — typically sugar, salt, natural flavoring, thickening agents and water — to create a more beverage-like product.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Inflatable flamingos and waving flags whizzed by and clouds of marijuana smoke thickened.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
It is made in the same general way (and also unsweetened), but the final product gets watered down and then thickened with stabilizers and gums.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 May 2025
The coconut base gets mixed with other ingredients — typically sugar, salt, natural flavoring, thickening agents and water — to create a more beverage-like product.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Inflatable flamingos and waving flags whizzed by and clouds of marijuana smoke thickened.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
It is made in the same general way (and also unsweetened), but the final product gets watered down and then thickened with stabilizers and gums.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
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The competition has definitely stiffened, after all.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2025
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The defense stiffened, forcing two punts and a turnover on downs to set up Chris Callahan’s game-winning 28-yard kick.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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All answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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This interview was edited and condensed for clarity.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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Remember, this isn’t about gaming the system—you’re hardening your company.—
Gabriel Labrada,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Wilders last week held a rare, formal press conference to present the government with an ultimatum for hardening the country’s asylum policy – despite the fact that the minister for asylum and migration is a member of his own party.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Half a world away, in Washington, D.C., President Trump signed an executive order with a Sharpie, freezing almost all foreign aid.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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The next year, in January 2024, a dealer told Mitsubishi the software would freeze up and stop responding.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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The Cardinals got Fedde, who has helped solidify their rotation with a 3.62 ERA in 32 starts since.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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That solidified a second consecutive winning week for the benchmark index, which has rallied back from a slump two months ago to come within striking distance of its record high.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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There’s something striking about how Black Mirror, which primarily fixates on near-futuristic tech conceits as a lens through which to unpack human anxieties, has effectively spanned the length of our collective curdling relationship with technology.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Diehl, despite being caked in old-man make up, digs deep into Mengele’s chilling contradictions and compartmentalizations, which arrive with a nearly comedic form of self-awareness (Mengele detests the idea that he may one day be fictionalized on film), making the character seem even more pathetic.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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And, true to its name, this multi balm can help prevent makeup from drying and caking throughout the day, as a moisturizing treatment around areas prone to fine lines and wrinkles, and as a lip balm.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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