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as in consistency
the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing
beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture has the thickness of heavy cream
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as in density
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
turkeys are now known to be smarter than once thought, refuting their reputation for thickness
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Recent Examples of thickness
Broil until salmon is cooked through and sauce is heavily blistered, 12–14 minutes, depending on thickness of fillet.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The researchers tested multiple thicknesses.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
In yogurt’s case, bacteria convert the natural sugar in milk into lactic acid, which is what produces that signature tang and thickness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Asphalt can be installed at different thicknesses for different needs, and porous asphalt is becoming more popular.
—Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The researchers tested multiple thicknesses.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
In yogurt’s case, bacteria convert the natural sugar in milk into lactic acid, which is what produces that signature tang and thickness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Asphalt can be installed at different thicknesses for different needs, and porous asphalt is becoming more popular.
—Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickness
Noun
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Fusing magnetic spontaneity and attention to detail, Y’all Won displays the consistency at the center of Veeze’s output, even when his hand is forced.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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Success in this field depends less on novelty and more on trust, compliance, consistency, safety, and measurable outcomes.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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California’s density bonus law is forcing many cities to approve densities higher than anticipated for some neighborhoods, including areas where older, single-family homes are demolished to be replaced by multi-family buildings on the same lot.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The habitat density was as high as 4,300 organisms per square decimeter, roughly a hand-sized patch of rock.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The success from the Chicago Cubs this season can be attributed to several different things: the presence of Kyle Tucker in the lineup, the emergence of Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki as two of the biggest run producers in the league, or even the consistence of the starting rotation.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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These blushes have soft, creamy, and looser consistences that people use for a more dewy, glowy look, but there’s nothing like the natural finish that a powder blush provides.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.—
Matthew Mowery,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This could be the trickiest proposal given the relative slowness of governments in general.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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After a rinse, the mud revealed perfectly polished skin, relieved of dullness, redness, and clogged pores and blackheads—leaving me glowing from the inside and out.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2026
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This will create a problem known as etching that leads to dullness and surface damage of the floor.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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“Thickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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