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as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners
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Recent Examples of congeal
Some thunderstorms may initially develop separately from one another only to ultimately congeal and form powerful lines that deliver greater wind damage.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 June 2024
Within hours of a jury finding Mr. Trump guilty last week, the anger congealed into demands for action.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Mike McNally: Amy was essentially … in a pile of blood that was beginning to congeal under her left side.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Everyone loves bacon, after all, but absolutely no one wants shiny slicks of fat congealing at the top of their drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2024
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 June 2024
Within hours of a jury finding Mr. Trump guilty last week, the anger congealed into demands for action.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Mike McNally: Amy was essentially … in a pile of blood that was beginning to congeal under her left side.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024
Everyone loves bacon, after all, but absolutely no one wants shiny slicks of fat congealing at the top of their drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
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This includes both the monthly and daily normals of precipitation, temperature, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days, growing-degree days, as well as frost and freeze dates spanning across close to 15,000 different observation sites.Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Temperatures in the Midwest and Great Lakes region in December usually sit around 30 degrees F on average, meaning that weather will likely be above freezing on Christmas Day.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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And then there’s Kaytranada’s Timeless, which seamlessly gels soulful R&B house with supple, savory vocals.Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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But this idea that Destiny 3 is that answer, even if in a perfect world that may be true, does not really gel with the reality that has been unfolding over the last couple years.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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To protect hypervisors, organizations must invest in proper network segmentation, hardening programs and runtime security.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step.Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Opie Way is one of many small bright lights in the American luxury landscape, and James’s deep commitment to producing the exceptional is the mark of a true artisan—and the stuff that stiffens the spine of the entire industry.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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California voters this election overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure that stiffened penalties for some drug and theft crimes.CalMatters, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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As a preventative course of treatment, people with the blood disorder receive weekly injections of factor IX to enable their blood to coagulate, said GOSH.Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK, theweek, 27 June 2024
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The endlessly charming ensemble has really jelled together and bonded with the material, making for terrific chemistry and energy.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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But this team has every opportunity to jell into something cohesive and sneak its way back to respectability.Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeal. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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