as in to freeze
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the fruit juice should gel after you add the pectin
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But what’s summer without cherry pie, baked until the fruit is gelled and the crust is crisp and flaky?
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Hence a neon green head popping up next to manes with tufts coiffed upward or half gelled and half left in their curly nature.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 June 2024
Rosy blushes, gelled brows and clear glossed lips are still trending, making balms and glosses an everyday look over darker lipsticks.
—Jasmine Wallis, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
Wisps of hair were gelled into curls on a forehead.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Hence a neon green head popping up next to manes with tufts coiffed upward or half gelled and half left in their curly nature.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 June 2024
Rosy blushes, gelled brows and clear glossed lips are still trending, making balms and glosses an everyday look over darker lipsticks.
—Jasmine Wallis, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
Wisps of hair were gelled into curls on a forehead.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gel. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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