jell

verb

ˈjel How to pronounce jell (audio)
Definition of jellnext
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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2
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 Coach Ben Johnson can sense his group jelling in terms of understanding expectations and how the coaching staff expects players to attack their business. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026 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 Injuries have loomed large for Kings The Kings’ unbalanced roster hasn’t jelled, and the team has sparsely played well during a mostly miserable season on the court. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026 Shipwrecked Shanty’s members have been performing sea shanties for years but the band truly jelled during the COVID shutdown, when members started a series of impromptu performances on the porch of a shuttered beloved bar. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jell
  1. form
  2. gel
  3. crystallize
  4. stiffen
  5. solidify
  6. freeze
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  • There will be a line forming early, which is typical for popular music acts.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • The lupines have reappeared within the last 15 years, migrating from Oregon and forming new packs, largely clustered in the northeastern portion of California.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of form
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  • At halftime, Irankunda and Metcalfe came on as substitutes, and the team started to gel and to threaten.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Definition of gel
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  • Those concerns and fears crystalize in responses to Anthropic’s Mythos model and the successive rollout of Fable, where both of these models can be useful in allowing hackers to leverage agents swarms.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The previous night’s service, in which the entire kitchen pulls together under Sydney’s leadership, crystallized his need to move on.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 26 June 2026
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  • Group 1 is pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and severe version that occurs when blood vessels in the lungs narrow and stiffen.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026
  • Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
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  • This extensive calendar further solidifies K-pop's global influence, with crossover projects involving Western artists and brands like Pokémon.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • This accumulation of electrons reduces the charge on nearby lithium ions, directly forcing them to solidify into battery-killing metallic dendrites.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of solidify
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  • Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Identity monitoring service Aura can also freeze your credit without requiring you to contact the credit bureaus.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of freeze

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