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Recent Examples of curdling
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Charles’ pack of dogs incessantly barked blood curdling screams.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain will fill the summer, fall and winter seasons in 2026 with an entertaining mix of Superman and Harley Quinn, Oktoberfest beers and Bavarian pretzels, killer clowns and blood curdling screams and Santa Claus and faux snow.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Blood curdling screams and chains scraping against the ground can be heard throughout the prison.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The organizers counted down through their bullhorn and the few dozen people let out blood-curdling screams.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Always add shredded cheese off the heat to prevent curdling or graininess.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Charles’ pack of dogs incessantly barked blood curdling screams.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain will fill the summer, fall and winter seasons in 2026 with an entertaining mix of Superman and Harley Quinn, Oktoberfest beers and Bavarian pretzels, killer clowns and blood curdling screams and Santa Claus and faux snow.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Blood curdling screams and chains scraping against the ground can be heard throughout the prison.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The organizers counted down through their bullhorn and the few dozen people let out blood-curdling screams.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdling
Noun
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Jason Ignacio White, a former head of Noma’s fermentation lab, collected anonymous testimonies of alleged abuse at the restaurant and posted them to his Instagram page.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Employees peeked through a wrought-iron gate as former Noma head of fermentation Jason Ignacio White read a letter decrying Redzepi.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, the twists of its premise soon end up souring it conceptually, resulting in rapidly-diminishing returns, with derivative formal flourishes that largely recall other, better films.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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But Carrick doesn’t appear worried about one defeat souring a previously good relationship.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When expectation and reality part ways for a cohort that’s been raised on the assumption of upward mobility—when elites start to sink, and reform is blocked—the political waters get very rough, often leading to social disintegration and unrest.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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But with the disintegration of Hollywood, one of the world’s greatest industry clusters, something more than jobs and income is lost.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Organizers say condensing the South by Southwest Conference and Festival to one weekend for 2026 will increase discovery of new music as attendees from the tech leg of the conference can now partake in the concerts.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s a symptom of Suda and his team condensing their grand vision into a smaller experience.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wet or snowy roads may remain slick as temperatures fall below freezing everywhere.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Curdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdling. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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