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curdled

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verb

past tense of curdle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
Adjective
  • Altman, with his tunnel vision on AI, seems unlikely to affect or sour Trump and Musk’s ideological bond and attempt to reshape the federal government.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Residents of Wisconsin drink brandy in their official state cocktail, the brandy old fashioned, which is different from a traditional old fashioned in that cherries, oranges, bitters, sugar and brandy are muddled together before being topped with sweet or sour soda.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).
    Hillary Rosner, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013
  • This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.
    ncbi rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2010
Verb
  • These interviews have been edited and condensed.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This interview has been edited and condensed.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Nicotine is what gets people hooked on cigarettes, despite their health risks and putrid smell.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The clabbered milk registered 6.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Pancakes made with clabbered milk produced a thin, loose batter that spread more like crepes.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
Adjective
  • Apparently, Callas’s last days were like that — addled, frustrated, sad.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The Lions’ offense, conversely, never seemed addled as quarterback Jared Goff threw for 303 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions.
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The unhinged reaction is proof the culture of the federal government workforce is rotten and needs dramatic transformation, not incremental change.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Still, power is power and the Albany Dems were getting ready to pass the rotten bill.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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