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curdled

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verb

past tense of curdle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curdled
Adjective
  • However, asking more leaves a sour taste with the employer.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • If the pass wasn’t sweet enough to reverse the sour taste from Decision Day last year, the finish sure was.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 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
  • While the Pelicans have struggled most of the season en route to their putrid 18-50 record, Williamson and Murphy have shown flashes of promise as the new star tandem in New Orleans.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The opening half of Monday’s game was one of the most putrid a Kansas opponent has played all season.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 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 smell of rotten eggs, from when officials carted her off to quarantine without letting her refrigerate her groceries, is long gone.
    Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • There weren’t just ‘rotten kids hanging out at the mall,’ as was said in those days.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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