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• n  any material used to thicken
  starch is used in cooking as a thickening
• n  any thickened enlargement
• n  the act of thickening
• v  make thick or thicker
• v  become thick or thicker
• v  make viscous or dense
• s  accumulating and becoming more intense
  the thickening dusk
• s  becoming more intricate or complex
  a thickening plot

• A "dream team" of 12 cardiologists assembled by the Celtics' physician, Arnold Scheller, made a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, an abnormal stretching or thickening of the heart that .
• In a country where family ties and political fealty have long been ensnarled, the plot is still thickening.
• Skin thickening and stiffness of this type may be the signs of a previous and hitherto-undetected coronary occlusion.

• thickener
• node
• knob
• inspissation
• thicken
• inspissate
• deepening

• thin

News & Articles

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• Resverlogix Plunges 93% After Drug Trial Fails
  Resverlogix Corp. (RVX) sank the most on record after saying its drug to fight thickening of the arteries failed to meet its primary target in a phase 2 clinical trial.
  June 27, 2013 - Bloomberg
• More Chef's Skills
  One of the core course offerings, this two-evening class will explore basic, building-block cooking techniques including frying, soup-making, thickening, roasting, poaching, broiling, sautéing, and more. Note: CAP Core. Prerequisite: Tools of the Trade: Culinary Arts. It is not necessary to have taken Chef's Skills prior to attending this course. Rather, it is intended as a complimentary study ...
  June 26, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• General Mills unveils new Yoplait formula
  General Mills is finally catching up with its Greek yogurt competitors by making its Yoplait Greek with the traditional straining method used by Chobani Inc. and ditching a thickening ingredient that rivals have criticized as "filler."
  June 26, 2013 - Pioneer Press

Quotes

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• Stephen Harper in USA Today
  3:27 pm ET: Speaking about the "thickening of the border" between the US and Canada due to concerns about terrorism, Harper says that "not only have we, since 9/11, made significant investments in security ...... the view of this government...
• Elyse Sewell in The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
  For the next couple weeks, Sewell adds, "I will be untangling the web of seven years of cohabitation with my ex-boyfriend, packing up my (stuff), and thickening up a plot to travel and work in more temperate climes."
• David Emerson in Prince George Citizen
  We see more and more border measures, such as fees for product inspections and new regulatory requirements, and a new rigidity of mindset that is thickening our historically open border,Emerson said in the prepared text of a speech given at a...