1
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
For example, William of Auvergne, who served as bishop of Paris in the thirteenth century, described the need to convert fleeting passions such as love and joy into lasting dispositions—and to avoid allowing hate, pain, or anger to congeal similarly.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
The film dramatically recreates many terrifyingly visceral details of war: blood congealing on faces facing a campfire, birds devouring the eyes of a corpse, a woman walking into a fire that would consume her.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Some thunderstorms may initially develop separately from one another only to ultimately congeal and form powerful lines that deliver greater wind damage.
—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
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
The film dramatically recreates many terrifyingly visceral details of war: blood congealing on faces facing a campfire, birds devouring the eyes of a corpse, a woman walking into a fire that would consume her.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Some thunderstorms may initially develop separately from one another only to ultimately congeal and form powerful lines that deliver greater wind damage.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
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Although our grandmothers kept it on the countertop, experts today recommend storing it in the refrigerator up to three months or freezing it for basically forever.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding The word on NFL draft prospects, free agents and Chicago Bears coaches.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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Within a few years, the Hawks gelled into a studied, tight backing band.—
Randall Roberts,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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There’s a sizable B-plot featuring Jodie Turner-Smith’s Gracie — a Bahamian woman suffering a crisis of faith regarding how best to abide by her grandmother’s African religion — that never gels with the bright white A-story.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2024
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These processes need to be sufficiently hardened by providers to prevent trivial abuse by these attackers and to maintain the security benefits of using passkeys.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Let the wax harden before popping the waxy dryer lint firestarters out of the carton.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy: Another rare type, this causes heart muscles to stiffen, which in turn prevents the heart’s ventricles from filling with enough blood to pump throughout the body.—
Elizabeth Millard,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Rempe, Edström and Sam Carrick have been jelling as a line, with Rempe negating a Carrick first-period goal by being a couple of strides offside.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeal. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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