coagulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of coagulate
as in gels
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound

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  1. freezes
  2. stiffens
  3. congeals
  4. gelatinizes
  5. clumps
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  • When food freezes slowly, larger ice crystals have more time to form inside fruits, vegetables, meats, and prepared meals.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That kind of front-loading also gives parents a buffer if a child freezes up, cries or needs an extra hug before heading out.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of freezes
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  • This remains soft during low-energy movement but stiffens upon high-impact force.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 June 2026
Definition of stiffens
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  • When the cast finally congeals at Kyle’s summer solstice party, Rachel is right up in there in the mix.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of congeals
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  • Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of gelatinizes
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  • Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of clumps
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