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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Recent Examples of gel
So far, however, Mantzoukas’s high energy is gelling well with the show’s competitive bent.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Among the many waved and gelled hairstyles, Simone Biles and Bad Bunny also championed the look.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
Jade and Naomi gelled perfectly in a match literally tailored to Jade’s strengths.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Issues with lip sync and the occasional dialogue choice that doesn’t gel together with the current conversations, reiterating something as brand new when characters have already acknowledged it, are a common occurrence.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Among the many waved and gelled hairstyles, Simone Biles and Bad Bunny also championed the look.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
Jade and Naomi gelled perfectly in a match literally tailored to Jade’s strengths.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Issues with lip sync and the occasional dialogue choice that doesn’t gel together with the current conversations, reiterating something as brand new when characters have already acknowledged it, are a common occurrence.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gel
Verb
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The next year, in January 2024, a dealer told Mitsubishi the software would freeze up and stop responding.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Half a world away, in Washington, D.C., President Trump signed an executive order with a Sharpie, freezing almost all foreign aid.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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The competition has definitely stiffened, after all.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2025
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The defense stiffened, forcing two punts and a turnover on downs to set up Chris Callahan’s game-winning 28-yard kick.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
24 May 2018
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From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl.—
CNN,
CNN,
26 Oct. 2017
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When head coach Nick Sirianni took over, there were growing pains and frustrations, but after the Eagles’ 2025 Super Bowl performance, Philly seems to be jelling.—
Brandon Funston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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But Burden has also quickly jelled with his new receivers coach, Antwaan Randle El, whose own competitive passion should stimulate the rookie receiver’s growth.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Within hours the pool would coagulate into electric-blue slush, like a gas station Slurpee.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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The wet clippings clump together on the mower blades and in the lawn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Long before stars even formed, dark matter clumped up and drew regular matter together with its gravity, providing the invisible scaffolding upon which stars and galaxies eventually grew.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The storms are expected to congeal into lines of storms, with damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2025
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Over time, these criticisms congeal into narratives.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Bleeding disorders Heavy bleeding during a period could be a sign of a bleeding disorder such as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), which prevents blood from clotting properly.—
Ashley Abramson,
SELF,
7 May 2025
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This includes clotting disorders, heart disease that slows the flow of blood, blood vessel problems that disrupt the flow of blood, kidney disease, Covid-19 and certain cancers or medications.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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