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
New film explores Indy Ignite A roster packed with rookies who hadn't yet had time to gel as a team provided a dramatic start for the youngest team in Major League Volleyball.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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
The top half of her hair was then teased and gelled in a pompadour leaning on the left side of her head.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Things begin to gel halfway through the season, especially as more aspects of the characters’ personalities and personal lives are revealed.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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
The top half of her hair was then teased and gelled in a pompadour leaning on the left side of her head.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Things begin to gel halfway through the season, especially as more aspects of the characters’ personalities and personal lives are revealed.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gel
Verb
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Numerous gunshots can be heard as the officers fire their weapons, but the video freezes just before Green is shot, which Hoskin said was due to the graphic content.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Modern techniques like freezing herbs in oil or quick-pickling veggies keeps that spirit alive.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the enormous turnout for the largely peaceful demonstrations appeared to stiffen their resolve.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Drew stiffened as Theo Wiggins headed his way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Small Batch is one of the few businesses in the region taking a chance on jellying the fruit, despite seeing little interest.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 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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If the Raptors’ starting lineup cannot jell, his next role could be sixth man.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sexton spoke with The Observer about a number of things, including jelling with Ball, if being in a contract year weighs on his mind, who he’s built a close relationship with so far and more.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tofu is more minimally processed and made from unfermented, coagulated soy milk.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Navigating the world of priming serums can be a slippery slope due to heavy formulas and glitter-like ingredients that clump upon application.—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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The tree branches are pretty clumped together, versus having lots of individual limbs to bend.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And that was when things started to congeal.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 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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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gel. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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