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
The offensive line began to gel and the team started to give rookie running back Woody Marks a majority of carries.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
As those preparations began to gel, the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association hosted a boat trip in the autumn of 2024 to examine the slough.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Certain rosters don’t gel, and players don’t always progress on predictable timetables.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
As those preparations began to gel, the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association hosted a boat trip in the autumn of 2024 to examine the slough.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Certain rosters don’t gel, and players don’t always progress on predictable timetables.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gel
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Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the region experiences freezing temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Florida freeze Extreme cold and freeze alerts were hoisted for much of the state on Friday in advance of the worst cold.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Extra material had been sewn into the crotch to stiffen and add surface area that would help during takeoff.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spending more time indoors often means moving less, and inactivity can lead joints to stiffen over time.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 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 realization seemed to harden their resolve, and jelled into one of the most efficient political movements to hit Washington in decades.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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This last couple of them jelled.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2025
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The honey was too thick and caused the sauce to kind of coagulate.—
Brittany Loggins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Dec. 2025
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For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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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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These are gold NPs that clump together and form tiny spheres.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Individually Quick Frozen, vegetables are flash-frozen in single layers rather than clumped together.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Behind an offensive line that has congealed into an elite unit in recent weeks, McCaffrey has hit his season-long runs in back-to-back weeks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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When the cast finally congeals at Kyle’s summer solstice party, Rachel is right up in there in the mix.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gel. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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