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Recent Examples of thickened
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Heat over medium, stirring frequently, until thickened and bubbly.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But her thickened skin, along with her toughened reputation, felt supple now.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Heat over medium, stirring frequently, until thickened and bubbly.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickened
Adjective
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Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pasta lovers will appreciate the Lobster Pasta au Gratin, where cavatappi pasta is coated in a creamy, cheesy lobster sauce, topped with Maine and langostino lobster, and finished with mozzarella cheese that is baked until golden brown.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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This conversation has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Jessica Firger,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike regions such as southeast Florida or southern California, New York’s nearshore waters are frequently turbid and moderately rough, limiting the visibility of sharks from the air.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Why does Mitch find the view beautiful, though the water is turbid and he is enveloped in the scent of incense and candles?—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Verb
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As the Timberwolves’ defense stiffened, their shots finally started falling.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Outrage from the left about that maneuver stiffened Democratic spirits for a confrontation in the fall.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Curtis said Gulf Coast refineries are already equipped to handle the viscous Venezuelan oil since those refineries were built to process similar grades of oil from Canada and Mexico.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nikola Tesla’s bladeless turbine design relies on viscous drag rather than traditional blades to generate rotational motion.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Both have won consecutive Rookie of the Month awards for their respective conferences, and Thursday’s meeting likely solidified a three-peat.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mainstays are more solidified in their careers and need less industry backing.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Ukrainian military is especially keen on more supplies of thicker fishing nets.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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In any lesser performance, that character could’ve hardened into a villainous fairy-tale creature, the uncaring mother who has abandoned her child for the sake of her own unnatural career ambitions.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Thickened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickened. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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