1
as in to form
to take on a definite form
our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell
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2
as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the sauce will jell once it cools down
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Recent Examples of jell
The endlessly charming ensemble has really jelled together and bonded with the material, making for terrific chemistry and energy.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Eric liked the idea of collaborating with others, but his collaborations never really jelled.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Afterwards, the running back spoke about how the team has jelled in recent weeks.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Eric liked the idea of collaborating with others, but his collaborations never really jelled.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Afterwards, the running back spoke about how the team has jelled in recent weeks.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jell
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One brownish box, with drawers whose knobs are formed from sculpted cigarette butts, contains a book on artificial intelligence, its cover featuring a smiling girl holding hands with robots.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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By The New York Times Only about a quarter of the Earth’s tropical cyclones form in the Southern Hemisphere.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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But so does character, which can help workers gel with their colleagues, making everyone feel more satisfied with their jobs and workplace environments.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trading away Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason was a confusing move so it's taken time for the new players to gel together.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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The star’s outer layers are shed, and all that’s left is a core of hot matter that cools down over billions of years and eventually crystallizes.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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And to help watchmakers capitalize on that trend, suppliers have been developing some particularly showy materials and techniques, including a method to apply color without dimming the tiny gem particles called nanodiamonds, along with processes to crystallize precious metals.—
Anders Modig Davin,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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But Miami’s defense stiffened considerably late in the game and in both overtimes.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, Arlo’s eyes rolled back and his body stiffened.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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Today's top stories President Trump has frozen the $4 billion that President Biden set aside to keep the Colorado River flowing.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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But nearly all that money has been frozen by federal spending pauses targeting DEI, environmental justice, and clean-energy initiatives.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Left-hander Kyle Harrison can solidify his position with a good spring.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Instead, modern technology helped solidify what Lauren already knew.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Jell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jell. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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