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adjective

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as in thickish

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thickened

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verb

past tense of thicken
as in condensed

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  1. condensed
  2. creamy
  3. turbid
  4. solidified
  5. viscous
  6. hardened
  7. thick
  8. undiluted
Verb
  • These interviews have been edited and condensed.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This Zoom interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of condensed
Adjective
  • Dig into a casserole that features melty cheese, creamy soup, and hearty chicken and pasta.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The finish is rich, with creamy, syrupy mouthfeel, lingering caramel, and mocha notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of creamy
Adjective
  • On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, _targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of turbid
Verb
  • Her commitment paid off, as her advocacy efforts gained traction and her impact on Louisiana’s cannabis landscape solidified.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This dedication to heritage and quality has solidified its reputation for producing exceptional single malt Scotch whiskies.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of solidified
Adjective
  • The bourbon is creamy on the palate with an oily, viscous texture and a pronounced mouth weight, featuring flavors of blackberry jam, vanilla laced-crème brûlée, caramel, candied orange zest, and milk chocolate notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez, a physicist at the University of Toronto, thinks a viscous kind of dark matter might be the solution to the final-parsec problem.
    Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of viscous
Verb
  • Interestingly, the satellites won’t be hardened against radiation.
    John Koetsier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But the war has hardened Putin’s resolve and narrowed his options.
    Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of hardened
Adjective
  • The same is available in guest rooms along with newspaper and thick kitchen matches for fire starting.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Here sits Turkish British author Elif Shafak, confronting a vision that will shatter her understanding of both motherhood and creativity: the milk flowing from her breast has transformed into something sinister—thick and dark as a calligrapher’s ink.
    Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • The undiluted isolationism of his campaign messaging could prove to be a straitjacket that paralyzes the Trump administration’s foreign policy at a critical time.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of undiluted
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