thicken
Example Sentences
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We take off side by side, but as soon as we start running uphill, the air seems to thicken and I can barely suck it in.
From Literature
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What’s different now is that artificial intelligence has thickened the plot.
From Barron's
What’s different now is that artificial intelligence has thickened the plot.
From Barron's
When heating eases, the shell thickens again as water refreezes.
From Science Daily
When a hand with clawed fingers and thickened nails was put into his, he understandably left shaken to his core—and a confirmed spirit believer.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.