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thick

[thik] / θɪk /








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A hot-strip mill flattens thick slabs of heated steel into long, thin ribbons of sheet steel that are wound into coils and shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

After long gaps between events until now, the races are going to come thick and fast.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The most dramatic changes occurred when the ruthenium dioxide film reached approximately 4 nanometers thick, which is about the width of a single DNA strand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

As with every technology, satellites have their limitations: They are not particularly helpful on days of thick cloud cover, which is much of the winter in Ukraine, and can’t loiter over a moving target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Luc raked his hand through his thick hair.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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