thickening
Example Sentences
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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
In trials on monkeys, the research team found the patches were good at contracting, enhancing and thickening the heart wall, which improved the pumping of the whole heart.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
The food additive carrageenan -- also known as E 407 -- is used by the food industry as an emulsifier and thickening agent in numerous finished products.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
“This soup is not thickening at all,” she muttered.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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