Recent Examples on the WebUnlike hair thickening products that plump the hair from the outside, Rogaine's topical solution reactivates hair follicles to stimulate regrowth.—Rebecca Deczynski, Health, 30 Jan. 2023 The heat also quickens up the thickening, which in the fridge would take hours.—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024 The human remains used in the hoax came from a Medieval-era individual who had a pathological condition that caused unusual thickening of the skull bones.—Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 Varieties of gumbo can vary infinitely, but three of the main types include:
Creole gumbo: Thickened with a roux that's light in color, this gumbo features ham or sausage, okra (which also lends thickening power), and tomatoes.—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023 The most common postmortem findings among the athletes either found no specific reason for the sudden cardiac arrest or found that idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy (the thickening of the heart's left pumping chamber) or possible cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle) were to blame.—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Feel free to use more flour to help with thickening later.—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023 Chronic inflammation can lead to atherosclerotic disease (hardening or thickening of arteries), which can increase the risk of heart attack, strokes, and cancer.—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023 Six thousand miles across the Atlantic, Natalie Yocum glances up from the banks of the Bitterroot River and checks out the haze thickening over the mountains north of Missoula, Montana.—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023
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