thickening
Example Sentences
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"Symptoms like thickening and laxity of the skin, so-called 'elephant skin', extreme shedding and sharply defined areas of redness next to normal skin."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
In the new study, the researchers protected the bacteria by enclosing them, along with magnetic particles, inside small droplets of sodium alginate, a thickening ingredient commonly found in foods.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
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
“Let the pie cool completely before slicing. This allows the filling to finish thickening and gives you the best pie-eating experience.”
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
I smile, angry in the thickening dusk, and feast my eyes on the greatest of meadhalls, unsatisfied.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
