in the thick of
idiom
: in the most active or intense part of (something)
a soldier in the thick of battle
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McIver was in the thick of a chaotic tussle as the agents inexplicably waited until Baraka was in a crowd of protestors to rush at him.
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The hotel is an easy 20-minute drive from Puerto Escondido, Mexico’s airport and in the thick of the buzzy La Punta neighborhood.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The reality of postseason life in the void of Jimmy Butler, who, despite his Heat shenanigans, finds himself in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with the Golden State Warriors.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
There has been a plot against Sisi, in the form of a half-baked military coup, and George is right in the thick of it.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The hotel is an easy 20-minute drive from Puerto Escondido, Mexico’s airport and in the thick of the buzzy La Punta neighborhood.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The reality of postseason life in the void of Jimmy Butler, who, despite his Heat shenanigans, finds himself in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with the Golden State Warriors.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
There has been a plot against Sisi, in the form of a half-baked military coup, and George is right in the thick of it.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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