thickened
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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
On many tracks, he crafts a thickened variation on Bob Dylan’s wild mercury sound, with gurgling organ, touches of strings and horns, and evocative swells of pedal-steel guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
In both cases, cartilage that had become thin and dysfunctional with age thickened across the joint surface.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026
As she approached Fort Detrick, in the city of Frederick, the traffic thickened and slowed.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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