1
as in forming
to take on a definite form
our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell
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2
as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the sauce will jell once it cools down
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The study authors also found that the ratio of gaseous carbon dioxide to ice differs significantly from what is seen in star-forming regions, indicating that the processes controlling ice formation or alteration in planetary nebulae may be very different.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026 -
An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2026
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These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.—
Francesca Giuliani Hoffman,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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Venus conjoins crystallizing Saturn in your 8th House of Serious Exchanges.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Such occasions are crystallizing.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wet or snowy roads may remain slick as temperatures fall below freezing everywhere.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Jelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jelling. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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