coagulating

present participle of coagulate

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Recent Examples of coagulating 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulating
Verb
  • Following an off-season of tragedy and change, with seven incomings and as many outgoings (two on loan), their 2025-26 squad is still gelling.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Roger Hodgson, a posh young guitarist whose post-private school rearing clashed with Davies' own humble origins, wound up gelling with Davies, and Supertramp was born — after a few months under the moniker of Daddy.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, hot sun, freezing temperatures, and moisture will speed up decay.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And a thinner-than-paper ‘nano film’ that locks the hydrogen away safely in an unpressurized solid form at room temperature, without freezing it at minus 250 °C in heavy giant pressurized tanks.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Afterwards, a squaring solution—a powdery mixture of water and a gel-like batter used in the decorative cake business—is applied to the inside of the hat’s crown to act as a stiffening agent.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • China has been a consistent source of stress for Apple, given the stiffening smartphone competition and its huge manufacturing presence in the country.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Voskuhl stresses that women need to be screened for contraindications such as breast cancer, clotting disorders or cardiovascular disease.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Coagulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulating. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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