thick
Example Sentences
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It bounces that light off mirrors so smooth, that if you scaled them up to the size of the U.S. their largest bump wouldn’t be much thicker than a human hair.
Jolted out of his daydream, Major Puff leaned his head to the right in order to peer around the thick legs of the musk ox.
From Literature
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Harris has thicker skin, they suggested, and is more disciplined.
From Los Angeles Times
In regions such as the Amazon Basin, the Congo Basin, and the wetlands of Southeast Asia, thick layers of partially decomposed plant material build up over time.
From Science Daily
It needed supporters who cheered for their team through thick and thin, not curious, casual fans who came out to see whatever big-name player was passing through town but never came back.
From Los Angeles Times
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