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
Adenomyosis, is a condition often compared to endometriosis and occurs when where endometrial-like tissue grows into the muscular wall of the uterus, causing it to thicken and enlarge.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
There were packets of split, dried fish, a makuk of special powdered fish, moose meat, a little manomin traded for with deer meat, smoked fish, and a bag of dried pumpkin flowers to thicken soups.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Greek yogurt tenderizes, it thickens, it adds richness without tipping into heaviness.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
When stirred through at the end, it thickens the tomato juices into something cohesive — salty, tangy, faintly luxurious.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 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
The smoke thickens around her as she climbs out of the wreckage of her apartment.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
When the sleepiest central bank on Earth becomes the one that matters, the plot has thickened.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
But for deeper flavor, transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 20–25 minutes, until bubbling around the edges and slightly thickened.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Since that incident, Gen Bewick says Akrotiri's air defences have been "thickened".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Titania's surface features may therefore reflect a cycle in which the ice shell first thinned and later thickened again.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
The crowd around them thickened, bottlenecking the road as more people pushed forward.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the thickening of heart muscles—it was 56 steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The process relies on carefully controlled streams of thyme extract, gelatin, sodium alginate -- a commonly used thickening agent in the food industry -- and oil.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
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
“Let the pie cool completely before slicing. This allows the filling to finish thickening and gives you the best pie-eating experience.”
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
Leo felt as if his ghostly self was thickening, becoming more real.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
