thicken

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Recent Examples of thicken Chia seeds can also be used to thicken sauces or as a binding agent instead of eggs for a vegan version of a favorite recipe. Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024 Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook at a brisk simmer, stirring often, until the juices thicken, about 10 minutes. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to thicken, 1 to 2 minutes. Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024 One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thicken 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
Verb
  • Certainly, the competition level stiffened recently with Indiana and Ohio State handing the Cornhuskers losses in their two most recent games.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Once the lens stiffens, it cannot be made more supple again.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and concision.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Her resilience, shaped by a complex past that’s hardened her resolve, anchors her when the community’s secrets begin to surface.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But over the course of its third term, the party made a U-turn and hardened its stance on rapprochement with the West.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • However, Boeing refused to meet strikers’ demand to restore a company pension plan that was frozen nearly a decade ago.
    David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Place them back on the baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes to firm up the chocolate.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • That three-album run solidified Tyler as one of hip-hop’s best mainstream album-makers and world-builders, and fans were willing to show up for him – even if that meant waking up early on a Monday morning.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • So equality-loving Californians are eager to solidify this right once and for all.
    Kate Sosin, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The production of blue cheese involves several key steps: Milk preparation: The milk is warmed and combined with starter cultures and rennet to initiate curdling.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The process made milk more easily digestible, with microbes producing lactic acid that causes milk to curdle and form the basis of cheese.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its record 18 wins at the Emmy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater in September, Japanese director Takeshi Fukunaga was caked in mud and sweat in a small village on Hokkaido.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The unit was caked in grime that had accumulated over a significant amount of time, though what killed them was not immediately clear.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Thicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thicken. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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