thickening

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These polar "geoengineering" techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such as artificially thickening sea-ice or releasing tiny, reflective particles into the atmosphere.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

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

The food additive carrageenan -- also known as E 407 -- is used by the food industry as an emulsifier and thickening agent in numerous finished products.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Dona Zaida, once a formidable matriarch who ruled her eight sons by a resolute jealousy, spent long afternoons watching novelas on television and perfuming her thickening wrists.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García