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verb

past tense of jell

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jelled
Adjective
The team hasn’t quite jelled as expected, from ninth in the preseason AP poll to unranked since December. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The following week, things jelled much better as Alexis Contreras scored Golden State’s first-ever touchdown and the Storm had its own blowout victory, 31–2 over the Las Vegas Silver Stars. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 Ulreich said the Redhawks (1-1) had a terrible week of practice, but things jelled from the start against the Porters (0-2). — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Barkey and Zegras are roommates — and jelled just as well as linemates. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026 From day one, everybody clicked and jelled well. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 With that drama in the past, the team quickly jelled on the ice. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026 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 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 This last couple of them jelled. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jelled
Adjective
  • Pill Terminator test The Pill Terminator is a one-time use bottle filled with a powder that turns into a gelatinous substance once medications and water are added.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sunfish have a gelatinous layer under their skin that could be a source of water and nutrients for the orcas, Higuera says.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Kiwanuka wanted the music to be precise and well-formed, but still emanating that playful, stream-of-consciousness feeling.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
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
Adjective
  • It is made from coagulated soy milk and pressed into blocks.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 22 June 2026
  • Its origins trace back to ancient China, where cooks discovered that coagulated soy milk could be pressed into soft, protein-rich curds and cubes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And no conflict has crystallized this attraction to the world’s stronger nations over their weaker victims of aggression as has Russia’s war in Ukraine.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But now, as everything online morphs into algorithmic social media, the case for concern has crystallized into something quite specific.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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
Adjective
  • Hutch seemed unhurt beyond a twisted knee, but Ed, stripped naked, was a mass of small cuts and bright greening bruises that made an awful background for ridges of clotted blood.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Drain the oxtails in a colander, rinse under cold running water, and trim off any remaining clotted blood or excess fat with kitchen shears.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rows of organs jellied into translucence, bound by webs of blood vessels dyed blue and red.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Jelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jelled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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