thickening

Example Sentences

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For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the thickening of heart muscles—it was 56 steps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They gather shortly after daybreak outside a minimarket, the tropical heat thickening, the dawn haze in lethargic retreat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

I had been living my life for nearly four years with no cartilage in my hip, bone scraping bone, bone spurs forming and joint thickening.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Some developed a thickening of their womb linings, a potential precursor to cancer.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

Leo felt as if his ghostly self was thickening, becoming more real.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan