verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
slightly
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Leave the chocolate to stand until it cools and the mixture thickens slightly .
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Bring to a boil and cook over high heat for 15 to 20 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly .
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Add remaining ingredients and stir until the fondue thickens slightly .
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Cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens slightly .
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Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the onion is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly .
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Bring to boil and cook and stir until slightly thickened .
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Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly .
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Add remaining coconut milk and a pinch of salt and simmer until slightly thickened , about 5 minutes.
up
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Her life, she thought, seemed to be thickening up quite nicely.
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How can we get our evergreen viburnum hedge to grow better and thicken up ? &038;.
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Blues solos often employ double-stops to thicken up the lines.
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Right now the crowd has thickened up around the bar.
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Cook away until the anchovies have vanished into a pulp and the sauce has thickened up slightly, possibly 30 minutes.
■ NOUN
plot
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But then the plot began to thicken .
sauce
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Stir in the quark to thicken the sauce .
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It is then thickened slightly for the sauce .
■ VERB
begin
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The houses begin to thicken as the highway heads south.
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Stir soup until it begins to thicken .
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But then the plot began to thicken .
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Strain the liquid into a bowl and place in a refrigerator until it begins to thicken .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the plot thickens
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as the mixture starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until the sauce is thickened.
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But the plot is about to thicken .
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Stir in the quark to thicken the sauce.
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The musk thickened as they approached the end of the hall.
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The women undressed and washed her, thickening the shadows with prayer.