as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected
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Recent Examples of jelly
From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl.
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CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2017
Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks (jellied eel, anyone?) from street carts.
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 15 May 2017
Or millions, all at once, literally jellying up the works.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2013
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CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2017
Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks (jellied eel, anyone?) from street carts.
—Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 15 May 2017
Or millions, all at once, literally jellying up the works.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jelly
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Final thoughts Despite the late start, the new cast members gelled nicely with Carpenter tonight!—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The stage is set, against a Broncos defense and pass-rush that’s gelling perfectly just six weeks in.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Numerous gunshots can be heard as the officers fire their weapons, but the video freezes just before Green is shot, which Hoskin said was due to the graphic content.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Modern techniques like freezing herbs in oil or quick-pickling veggies keeps that spirit alive.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Jelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jelly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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