as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound
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Recent Examples of coagulate
Marie panics, her mother bursts inside to see what's going on… and Marie's blood suddenly coagulates into a sharp point and soars through the air, slitting her mother's throat.
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
Scientists have proven the blood of salmon in pre-spawn phases coagulates almost immediately.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
Fish scientists agree the blood of a salmon in the pre-spawning phase coagulates almost instantaneously.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
Scientists have proven the blood of salmon in pre-spawn phases coagulates almost immediately.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
Fish scientists agree the blood of a salmon in the pre-spawning phase coagulates almost instantaneously.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for coagulate
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The aesthetic is impeccable but my brain did not gel at all with its tough puzzles.Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The trailer starts, as always, in better times, when the group gelled and all got along.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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The cast faced challenges administered by British special forces, including navigating Wales’ tough terrain, drills in the freezing ocean and even a hostage rescue scenario.Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thursday is expected to bring more of the same with even more blustery conditions as winds gust as high as 34 mph and temperatures stay below freezing at 31.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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But the Ravens defense stiffened at the right time, sacking Wilson with defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike delivering a crunching sack on a third-down play to force a punt as the third quarter came to an end.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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The schedule stiffens now, starting with Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Saturday.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Episodes don’t feel like episodes, so much as chunks of one long blob-like thing meant to congeal around the edges of each movie.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anti-Chinese sentiment is starting to congeal into concrete pushback.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022
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Plasma carries essential proteins and clotting factors essential during emergencies, yet fewer than 4% of the population have this blood type.Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
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Anticoagulants target clotting factors in the blood, whereas antiplatelets prevent platelets from clumping together.Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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