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Recent Examples of thicken
Add cream to mushrooms and bring to a light simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Infections Lung infections from bacteria and viruses cause mucus to thicken and turn brown.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
Place the pan over medium-high heat and reduce until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 to 7 minutes.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The justified accusation that the carbon footprint of a child from a rich nation was gigantic compared to that of a child from a poorer nation (except those from elite families) thickening the political smog obscuring the raw ecological toll of adding eighty million a year to the human population.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Infections Lung infections from bacteria and viruses cause mucus to thicken and turn brown.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
Place the pan over medium-high heat and reduce until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 to 7 minutes.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The justified accusation that the carbon footprint of a child from a rich nation was gigantic compared to that of a child from a poorer nation (except those from elite families) thickening the political smog obscuring the raw ecological toll of adding eighty million a year to the human population.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
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Many Republicans would like to stiffen the work requirements by requiring work of recipients who are up to age 65 or are the parents of children who are more than six years old.—
Tracy Roof,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Police Department, along with representatives from AT&T and Spectrum, are urging lawmakers to stiffen the penalties for cable theft.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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Iran rejects tight restrictions on its nuclear program and has hardened its stance after Israel and the U.S. targeted its nuclear facilities in June.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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They’d be hardened to anything that life and work threw their way.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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That stasis quickly froze America’s most desirable metro areas, leaving them unable to build enough housing to meet demand.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
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The study confirms the central role played by federal funding in supporting STEM doctoral research, a finding that comes as the Trump administration is freezing and cancelling billions of dollars in government funding across a broad swath of scientific areas.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The dramatic confrontations that played out at over 20 companies solidified DEI’s place in the corporate world.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Fans welcomed Lee Jung-jae’s return as Player 456, and critics praised his performance as viewership numbers solidified Dong-hyuk’s massively popular Korean drama as the world’s biggest TV show.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This seeming paradise of capitalism soon curdles into a prison that strips the survivors of their humanity, yet at the same time Romero never forgets the humanity that the mass of zombies once had.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 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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Photos of the aftermath show children's bunks caked in mud, belongings strewn about and a building with an entire wall missing.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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All his belongings — a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet’s bird cage — now sit caked in mud in front of his home.—
Nadia Lathan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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