thicken
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His shredding effect on electric guitar and multi-tracking to thicken his instrument’s sound dominate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But forecasters at the National Weather Service warned the smoke may thicken overnight into Saturday morning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
As the valve tissue degenerates, the thin flaps that should meet neatly can thicken, stretch, or lose their normal shape.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Freeze it for an hour or two — not long enough to turn it solid, just enough to thicken and chill — and it becomes something surprisingly luxurious.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
And it gave him a shivering to see her face change, the steel leave her eyes, the lips thicken from line to bow, and the corners turn up.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Whisk in milk with a diplomatic splash of chicken stock, slowly, so the mixture thickens with composure.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
When heating eases, the shell thickens again as water refreezes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
As Mr. Carlsson thickens the atmosphere, he keeps our attention fixed on crimes that are distant in time yet critically linked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Weeks later the chest still pounds, the throat still thickens, the mind still has not completely grasped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
The reek of wood smoke and human waste and bad food thickens the air.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
When the sleepiest central bank on Earth becomes the one that matters, the plot has thickened.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Add 2 cups water or broth and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened and stew-like.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
To get older, wiser and have your skin thickened by all the slings and arrows?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
In both cases, cartilage that had become thin and dysfunctional with age thickened across the joint surface.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026
It was such a relief to rest, and the thought of continuing the search was so unwelcome, that we sat on while the gloom thickened and night crept up on us.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
These cells can grow excessively in rheumatoid arthritis and contribute to inflammation, thickening of joint tissue, and damage to cartilage and bone.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
On a humbler scale, Kail poetically marks the passage of time with a thickening palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the thickening of heart muscles—it was 56 steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
These polar "geoengineering" techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such as artificially thickening sea-ice or releasing tiny, reflective particles into the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
“But I can see a thickening to Forest, like a . . . ” He hesitated.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
