1
as in to form
to take on a definite form
our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the sauce will jell once it cools down
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Recent Examples of jell
But Burden has also quickly jelled with his new receivers coach, Antwaan Randle El, whose own competitive passion should stimulate the rookie receiver’s growth.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
This choice jells with the Spanish psytrance producer’s generally hard aesthetic: her intricate music — laced with a spiritual chants and loaded with kickdrum — is intense, as are looks favoring latex and snakes as accessories.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
But the combination of Metcalf and Pickens will be a nightmare for opposing secondaries, so long as Pickens can jell with the more proven wideout.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
The quintet jelled quickly to prove themselves to Cowell and the other judges.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
This choice jells with the Spanish psytrance producer’s generally hard aesthetic: her intricate music — laced with a spiritual chants and loaded with kickdrum — is intense, as are looks favoring latex and snakes as accessories.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
But the combination of Metcalf and Pickens will be a nightmare for opposing secondaries, so long as Pickens can jell with the more proven wideout.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
The quintet jelled quickly to prove themselves to Cowell and the other judges.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jell
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In Tokyo, the Nakameguro Sakura Matsuri Festival (held mid/late March to early April) brings with it some 800 trees that form a pink arch over the Meguro River.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Girard and Manson form a good, but unspectacular, second pair that has struggled at times to stay healthy.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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In the same way Everton remain a complicated work in progress on the pitch — still learning to gel nine new signings in a squad that boasted the lowest budget in the WSL last season — the Goodison project remains a work in progress, a symbol of an exciting but ultimately unknown future.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The juice is extracted, boiled, cleaned of impurities, and crystallized.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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The perfect plan began to crystallize.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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Then Philly’s defensive line stiffened, forcing Baker Mayfield into a costly interception near the goal line.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Recipe Tips From The Test Kitchen To freeze this dish, let any leftover soup cool completely.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Early this year, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service assessed the risk from Russia once its Ukraine war stops or freezes in place.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Independents and Democrats have mostly driven the increase, which is consistent with a trend that began following Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation, solidifying the court’s 6-3 conservative majority.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That element of whimsy solidified even further when Harry Potter entered the discussion.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Jell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jell. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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