gelated

verb

past tense of gelate
as in froze
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelated
  1. froze
  2. gelled
  3. stiffened
  4. jellied
  5. coagulated
  6. clotted
Verb
  • The European Commission froze $137 billion in EU funding for Poland over concerns about the independence of Polish judges.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • However, Binance and other crypto firms quickly froze some of the funds when possible.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of froze
Verb
  • Her hair was worn long, slick, and gelled close to the head, keeping all eyes on the dress’s intricate construction and flashes of skin.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Here, her natural hair was styled in a sleek, avant-garde aesthetic that gelled her front layer in a sharp wave over her forehead.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of gelled
Verb
  • However, for someone with a preexisting condition such as pulmonary fibrosis – where the tissue of the lungs has stiffened and can no longer stretch to full capacity – a viral infection may make their condition worse.
    — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Texas stiffened and took the 21-point lead to the locker room.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stiffened
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  • Rows of organs jellied into translucence, bound by webs of blood vessels dyed blue and red.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of jellied
Verb
  • 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
Definition of coagulated
Verb
  • Intersections became improvised plazas, clotted with bodies.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • The parking lot was clotted with Porsches, Range Rovers, and a Ferrari.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Definition of clotted
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“Gelated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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