thick
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A few days ago, he was jolted awake by a loud bang around 5:40 a.m., he said, adding that a nearby ship had thick smoke billowing from it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The mountainous terrain is rugged and covered by thick bush.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It should carry a thick streusel crown and a deep ribbon of cinnamon without collapsing under their weight.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The smoke was getting thick, burning my lungs every time I inhaled.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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