JELLS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jells

verb

present tense third-person singular of jell

as in forms

to take on a definite form our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell

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as in gels

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the sauce will jell once it cools down

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The company said additive manufacturing forms a key part of its long-term production strategy for the TJ150.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
When comets come around the sun, the dust emitted as the debris collides with Earth's atmosphere forms a trail that creates fiery, colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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This prolonged court battles freezes the company in place until there is a resolution and this is taking place at a time when the rest of the industry is evolving almost daily.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The ruling freezes public hearings and witness subpoenas until a full judicial review of the report underpinning the inquiry.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

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Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, gives an answer here that crystallizes one of baseball’s many charms.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Definition of crystallizes

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For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 June 2026
To execute its ruthless 66-pound weight loss program, the rear seats have been completely deleted, replaced by a massive structural strut brace that significantly stiffens the chassis.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

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