in the thick of

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: in the most active or intense part of (something)
a soldier in the thick of battle

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Vietnamese labor unions were in the thick of it, both blessed by the largess and cursed by the exploitative system. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026 Her advice for parents currently in the thick of a difficult split? — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 20 Aug. 2026 The special environment didn’t erase the circumstance of the stretch run of the regular season, though, with both the Twins and Phillies in the thick of their respective wild-card races. — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The filing landed just as our country marked its 250th birthday, right in the thick of the hottest stretch of the Maryland summer, and just in time for BGE’s parent company Exelon’s earnings call for investors on July 30. — Tyrone E. Keys Jr, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the thick of

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“In the thick of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20thick%20of. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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