as in gelled
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
pain relievers with a gelatinized coating
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His dark brunette hair was neatly gelled to the side.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026 -
From a distance, A’zion’s hairline disappeared under her bangs, which were gelled into tiny ripples on her forehead.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in Congress stiffened their opposition to an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a partial government shutdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The ruling didn't end the broader legal fight but temporarily froze a major fundraising pipeline for Jones — a development Jackson's team has framed as proof the lieutenant governor built his campaign on an unfair advantage.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those restrictions are precisely what froze so many law-abiding ships in the Persian Gulf when war broke out.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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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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Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Gelatinized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelatinized. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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