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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
Researchers looked at data from a variety of studies to investigate how food, drinks, and supplements may impact hair loss, as well as hair growth, thickness, and density.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Customizing foam for optimal performance The researchers’ framework uses inputs like foam thickness, area, and material properties to produce a design map that maximizes energy absorption.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Our bows were willow, the bowstrings babiche trimmed to an even thickness.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Outside, the sturdy 42mm steel case has a thickness of 12mm, which is on the thin side for most dive watches.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Customizing foam for optimal performance The researchers’ framework uses inputs like foam thickness, area, and material properties to produce a design map that maximizes energy absorption.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Our bows were willow, the bowstrings babiche trimmed to an even thickness.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Outside, the sturdy 42mm steel case has a thickness of 12mm, which is on the thin side for most dive watches.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickness
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Both men argued that, after the media mogul's death, the company would need stability in the top leadership ranks and consistency in its core conservative principles to retain the loyalty of its audiences.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Packers’ defense sacked Goff four times in this NFC North battle as the Lions’ offense struggled to find consistency early in their campaign.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are different types of designs out there, from hypoallergenic and high-density (and contouring) memory foam mattresses that will pass any motion transfer test to innerspring mattresses with steel coils that can help with weight distribution and pressure relief.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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What looks like slowness on land becomes strength in the water, where the hippo’s true speed and power surface.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is a growing appetite for slowness, intimacy, authenticity.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Only his near contemporary, the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens (who survived into old age), who weirdly enough also was a lawyer for an insurance company, rivals Kafka in terms of the inverse proportion of literary originality and canonical significance to dullness of life story.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Though Brezavscek says anyone noticing dryness or dullness, or looking for a gentle, yet effective product post-treatment—think microneedling, laser, or Botox—can benefit from this serum, those interested in more intensive repair might appreciate the brand’s new 3xGF Serum instead.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Thickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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