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Recent Examples of thicken
Huda has been the center of some controversies and thickening plot points over the course of Season 7, but some fans are wondering if Huda’s secret profession is in the exotic dancing business.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 July 2025
Step 2 To the skillet, add the chickpeas, lemon juice, and mustard and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes more.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Sometimes the hormone also causes their bones to thicken.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 10 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 July 2025
Step 2 To the skillet, add the chickpeas, lemon juice, and mustard and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes more.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Sometimes the hormone also causes their bones to thicken.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 10 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
Verb
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The whole squad has put up an impressive 18 scores in four tourney matches, though competition now stiffens for single elimination.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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My forehead stiffened and went numb, like it was made of concrete that had suddenly set.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
Verb
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That those brilliant turquoise waves had flattened and hardened into muted whites and grays.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Bottom line Gel polishes are painted on, similar to regular nail polish, and require UV or LED light to harden.—
Rebecca Dancer,
Allure,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Father and English teacher Frank Strong, a co-founder of the Texas Freedom to Read Project, told the committee that similar restrictions at the Carroll school district caused one high school library to freeze book purchases for two years.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Resistance to the idea is, in part, fueled by the fact salaries for lawmakers have been frozen since 2009.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Earlier in the year, FMG solidified its authority in connecting to its growing consumer audience with WWD’s first red carpet livestream from the Golden Globes and the Style Awards in January, garnering a total 8 billion media and press impressions.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
28 July 2025
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Richard Fitts has some intriguing stuff but hasn’t solidified himself as a major league starter yet, and Walker Buehler is one of the most inconsistent starters in the big leagues.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Wife guy, always a little mocking, curdled into the plainly pejorative.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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That those possibilities curdle into exploitation is a result of Elisabeth’s own making.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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My hair had grown; it would have been ragged, windswept, caked with sea grime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Officers tended to wave shiny new Packards through their checkpoints but halted sputtering early-model Fords pulling makeshift trailers and caked with half a continent’s dust.—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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