thickens

present tense third-person singular of thicken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickens
Verb
  • At the Martian poles in summer, the frozen carbon dioxide sublimates – transforming from a frozen solid to a gas – and then at the winter pole condenses back into a frozen solid.
    Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When a partner continually feels trapped behind excuses or counterattacks, the original frustration then hardens into resentment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • But even this nod to forgiveness is relatively punishing, since the health refill freezes your character in a defenseless pose for a few seconds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This allows roots to establish while the soil is still warm but air temperatures are cooling, before the ground freezes, which reduces stress.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mixture behaves like a liquid until pressure is applied, then solidifies before returning to a liquid state.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Thickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickens. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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