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
That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Hope needs to find hope and coagulate into a giant hope.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Still, blood’s habit of coagulating, so useful in the body, proved a challenge outside of it: within a few minutes of beginning a transfusion, clots would gum up the needles and tubes, seriously limiting the quantity of blood that could be moved from person to person.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her husband’s samples had arrived there coagulated and useless.
—John Carreyrou, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Hope needs to find hope and coagulate into a giant hope.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Still, blood’s habit of coagulating, so useful in the body, proved a challenge outside of it: within a few minutes of beginning a transfusion, clots would gum up the needles and tubes, seriously limiting the quantity of blood that could be moved from person to person.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her husband’s samples had arrived there coagulated and useless.
—John Carreyrou, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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The offensive line, meanwhile, hasn’t fully gelled after a makeover following the Super Bowl blowout at the hands of the Eagles.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the same way Everton remain a complicated work in progress on the pitch — still learning to gel nine new signings in a squad that boasted the lowest budget in the WSL last season — the Goodison project remains a work in progress, a symbol of an exciting but ultimately unknown future.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Recipe Tips From The Test Kitchen To freeze this dish, let any leftover soup cool completely.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Early this year, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service assessed the risk from Russia once its Ukraine war stops or freezes in place.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then Philly’s defensive line stiffened, forcing Baker Mayfield into a costly interception near the goal line.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Might the thrill of their ambition congeal into something like obligation?—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 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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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In one study, it was found that the disease triggered the development of sac-like molecules carrying blood-clotting proteins that increased stroke risk.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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