gelled 1 of 2

past tense of gel

gelled

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gelled
Verb
Her short hair was heavily gelled, giving it that high-gloss finish. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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 An unassuming and calm character who is highly respected within the game, his qualities gelled with the club’s ethos — but on reflection, his promotion probably came too quickly. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelled
Verb
  • White froze, unsure what would happen next.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Everything froze in time until the ball crashed against the foul pole and kicked back into the playing field, making the stadium sound like the old place across the street sounded in the dynastic nineties.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • McDaniel made the point that the Dolphins’ defensive line and run defense stiffened somewhat after struggling badly on the first drive.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Grant’s eyelashes were noticeably accentuated and clumped together on the top and bottom using mascara only.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Gelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelled. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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