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
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
Carrageenan is derived from a seaweed, to add a thickening texture and preserve the product.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
Hour after hour, in Aibileen’s kitchen, she reads her writing and I type, the details thickening, the babies’ faces sliding into focus.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
