Jemele Hill

When you're in the public eye, it allows people to see you inhumanely. There's this idea that you have to take the abuse. And when younger journalists, especially young female journalists, ask me how I handle social media, I hate myself when I have to tell them to condition themselves and develop a thick skin.

American Journalist

Jeff Hardy

You can't go wrong with reading the fans and letting them tell you who they like. I think that's really paid off for me in the long run - being down to earth and just really cool with each and every fan that I meet - and they've really supported me through thick and thin.

American Wrestler

Ronald Blythe

Death used to announce itself in the thick of life but now people drag on so long it sometimes seems that we are reaching the stage when we may have to announce ourselves to death. It is as though one needs a special strength to die, and not a final weakness.

English Writer

Jesse Itzler

Later on in my life, it became a big theme: just being okay and comfortable to take the risk and to have really thick skin and realize not everybody is going to love your product. Get over it, and if you believe in it, keep going forward.

American Businessman

Yo Yo Honey Singh

I feel extremely honoured and humbled that people are showing me so much love. My fans have stood by me through thick and thin, and I think this love is what makes my concerts house-full.

Indian Musician

Idina Menzel

The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.

American Actress

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

American Actor

Sara Khan

I share a truly beautiful bond with my father. He has the purest heart and has always supported me through thick and thin.

Actress

Kevin Whately

People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am.

English Actor

NLE Choppa

A real fan will accept growth, encourage the growth, and stick with you through thick and thin.

American Rapper

Use 'thick' when describing objects where depth or width is significant compared to length.

Physical Dimension

'Thick' implies something is hard to get through, like thick clothing in winter.

Impenetrable

Use 'thick' to stress the difficulty of seeing through a substance like fog or smoke.

Visual Clarity

It can refer to things that are intense in quality or quantity, like a thick accent.

Intensity

'Thick' describes areas densely filled with objects or people, emphasizing a crowded space.

Density

Use 'thick' to express that something exists in large amounts, especially of natural elements.

Abundance

When using 'thick' as an adverb, you can describe something happening quickly and in great quantities.

Rapid Succession

Calling someone 'thick' can be very offensive; use with caution and be mindful of context.

Cultural Sensitivity

The term 'thick' used to mean 'not smart' is informal and could be considered impolite.

Informal Use

 By the way, there's a shaft of nerves that joins the two halves of the brain, called the corpus callosum. It's thicker in women. Following off from Helen yesterday, this is probably why women are better at multitasking. Because you are, aren't you? There's a raft of research, but I know it from my personal life.

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 The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world. In Alaska, swarms of mosquitos can get so thick that they actually asphyxiate caribou. And mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people every year. The scourge that is the mosquito isn't new.

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 a thick flexible layer made of fats and proteins, that surrounds and protects the inner components. It's semipermeable, meaning that it lets some thing pass in and out but blocks others. The cell membrane is covered with tiny projections. They all have functions,

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 that are surrounded by capillaries. Together, the alveolar wall and capillaries make a two-cell thick membrane that brings blood and oxygen close enough for diffusion. These oxygen-enriched cells are then carried from the lungs through the cardiovascular network,

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 important for all of our research to reflect down on the earth spaceship earth if I take earth and shrink it to the size of a basketball our life-support system our atmosphere is three human hairs thick as you see here so the inspiration to take our work back

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 I encourage you to actually think about a possible answer to this question. After we have folded the paper once, it is now two thousandths of a centimeter in thickness. If we fold it in half once again, the paper will become four thousandths of a centimeter.

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 Jupiter's gassiest composition can be observed in its atmosphere. About 44 miles thick, the atmosphere is a canvas of stripes and storms, churning across the giant planet. Their colors range between shades of whites, yellows, browns, and reds,

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 Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings, telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly. Their whiskers are the same width as their body

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 its entire body is covered in a thick and noxious slime it's so glutinous that once their jaws are in they can't get them out other ants seem to give a helping hand

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 chance far thicker and longer than normal hares whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings telling the cat

Thick

Something wide or large in size from one side to another, not thin.

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Not clear, full of something that makes it hard to see through.

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Something that is full or tightly packed together.

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Closely spaced, densely.

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In a way that shows lack of intelligence or mental agility.

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