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
Her hair was gelled down by Anthony Martinez, adding to the wet vibe of her look.
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The Rangers’ power play has caught fire in the last three games, with the new top unit of Lafrenière, Perreault, Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox gelling quickly after a feeling-out period.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Data coming in is starting to gel more with a heavy snow band staying south of our area, but some accumulation on grassy areas is expected for us, and a dusting on hard surfaces.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The Rangers’ power play has caught fire in the last three games, with the new top unit of Lafrenière, Perreault, Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox gelling quickly after a feeling-out period.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Data coming in is starting to gel more with a heavy snow band staying south of our area, but some accumulation on grassy areas is expected for us, and a dusting on hard surfaces.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gel
Verb
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Kenny Burgos, the CEO of the New York Apartment Association, a landlord lobbying group, said Mamdani’s tenant proposals — including freezing the rent for regulated tenants — would force landlords to cut back on maintenance and services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Right now, the city has paused hiring and spending at Boston Public Schools due to the budget gap there, and a city spokesperson told the Herald in a statement that the mayor is freezing spending to address the city’s shortfall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Officials this year have increased restrictions on flying drones and stiffened the penalties for their unauthorized use—including jail time.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The woman—Rose, apparently—stiffens slightly.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The placement on Favre’s 350-yard shot had been dead-on and the lungs were jellied.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 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 opportunities for the hope did not jell, and the airport became available.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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With that drama in the past, the team quickly jelled on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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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
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Social relationships here clump around two primary groups, named the Central and Western clusters.—
Jason P. Dinh,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Research found that regularly eating too much saturated fat increased the tendency of LDL particles to clump together.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Grease and oil might look harmless, but grease has the potential to congeal and harden, while leftover oil can coat your pipes and cause other things to get stuck.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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Slowing and congealing the formless language of my thoughts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gel. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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