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Recent Examples of thicken
Green enchilada sauce and poblanos add heat, while mashed white beans thicken the broth without dairy.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Adding whole almonds to the blender can also thicken your smoothie.
—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
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Adding whole almonds to the blender can also thicken your smoothie.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
Verb
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Yet that comes as experts say competition among convenience stores is stiffening.—
Natalie Rice,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite herself, Cali stiffened.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But this particular speck hovers in the sky off the east coast of Florida, serving as a seed for water vapor to condense around and form a cloud.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The seafloor within the rings around the barrels had hardened like concrete, preventing them from collecting samples with a coring device that would be inserted into the seafloor.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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In analysis sent to Newsweek, global risk firm RANE said the incident could accelerate NATO's air defense integration and harden its posture toward Russia.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors accused Read of backing up into O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years, with her SUV, leaving him to freeze and die on the front yard of a Canton home where the pair was supposed to continue a night out after the bars closed that cold, snowy early January morning.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Using an ice chamber, the team froze mixtures of water, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia to a bone-chilling –420 degrees Fahrenheit (-253 degrees Celsius), mimicking frigid conditions near the moon's surface.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The latest downgrade could solidify Trump’s argument that his aggressive tariff and immigration agenda are not to blame for the cooling labor market, the Financial Times wrote, and give him more reason to accuse the Fed of waiting too long to slash interest rates.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Refrigerate until cold and the fat has solidified.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even the most well-meaning of people have their good intentions curdle into cruelty when reflected through the prism of corporate life.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Do not let boil, or egg yolks will curdle.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 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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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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