as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water
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But recent performances have shown the attacking quartet can gel nicely, with Ancelotti giving them the freedom to rotate in games.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Tim Robinson’s post-show success puts him more in the Ben Stiller or Sarah Silverman lane of cast members who didn’t gel during their one season at 8H then quickly went on to bigger and better things.—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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By strategically freezing non-essential backfills, organizations can achieve substantial cost savings while reducing workforce size without triggering the cultural fallout that layoffs so often bring.—
Sherzod Odilov,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The recent frenzy in the Trump Administration to dismantle the federal government has resulted in some VAWA funds being frozen.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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At one point, the lower half of a student’s body can be seen stiffening before the student then falls to the ground similar to a boxer being knocked out.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The big red button on the steering wheel stiffens suspension temporarily for keeping grip.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2024
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Still, blood’s habit of coagulating, so useful in the body, proved a challenge outside of it: within a few minutes of beginning a transfusion, clots would gum up the needles and tubes, seriously limiting the quantity of blood that could be moved from person to person.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Her husband’s samples had arrived there coagulated and useless.—
John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Gelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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