as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound
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Recent Examples of coagulate
Tofu is more minimally processed and made from unfermented, coagulated soy milk.
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Within hours the pool would coagulate into electric-blue slush, like a gas station Slurpee.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Within hours the pool would coagulate into electric-blue slush, like a gas station Slurpee.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate
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Here, Segall abandons all instruments to concentrate on vocals, leaving his session players to gel into a real band.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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There was no major incident that caused a rift between Kelly Osbourne and her older sister Aimee, the two simply just don't gel.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Ohio River has not frozen over in Louisville since the 1970s.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hard cheeses like Cheddar, Gouda, or Parmesan have a lower moisture content and can be frozen, although its best to grate or shred them first for easy thawing.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Extra material had been sewn into the crotch to stiffen and add surface area that would help during takeoff.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spending more time indoors often means moving less, and inactivity can lead joints to stiffen over time.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even on that day, when the powder had long congealed into the infamous hardpack that East Coast skiers know so well, this was my favorite ski run in the world.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2026
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Behind an offensive line that has congealed into an elite unit in recent weeks, McCaffrey has hit his season-long runs in back-to-back weeks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ginseng can impact platelet and clotting factors and affect insulin sensitivity.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even in modern medicine, the practice isn’t obsolete; doctors sometimes apply live leeches after reconstructive surgery to keep blood from clotting in flaps of tissue.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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