congeal
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Synonyms
concrete, firm (up), freeze, harden, indurate, set, solidify
Antonyms
liquefy (also liquify), soften
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Image That famous style has congealed in recent years; the flamboyance that once felt so free now seems strenuous and grating. — Parul Sehgal, New York Times, "‘Quichotte’ Is Salman Rushdie’s Latest. But the Act Is Getting Old.," 27 Aug. 2019 In the end, the panty raids in Visalia, the shooting of Claude Snelling, the rapes and double murder in Sacramento, the homicides in Santa Barbara and beyond, had finally congealed into a single case. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: Closing in on DeAngelo (Part Four)," 23 June 2019 Critics are formed by their early experiences, which congeal into the ideas, tastes, habits, and prejudices that inform a lifetime of work. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "What to Stream This Weekend: “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” Through the Eyes of Pauline Kael," 21 June 2019 The doctors there worked without electricity and anesthesia and amid puddles of congealing blood. — Janine Di Giovanni, The New York Review of Books, "Sierra Leone, 2000: A Case History in Successful Interventionism," 7 June 2019 The next day, the kitchen sink was stopped up by eight cups of bacon grease that had congealed into a solid mass. — Lara Korte, WSJ, "Everyone* Pours Bacon Fat Down the Drain, Everyone Lies About It," 8 Aug. 2018 Set in 1929 and ’30, the show captures the jittery throb of Germany’s fragile, fractious but richly creative Weimar era as its brief existence got crushed in the Great Depression and indignant nationalism congealed into Nazism. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "The world is ending, so come to the 'Cabaret'," 15 June 2018 Less visible in the bowels of the airport, Customs and Border Protection screening for incoming international passengers also has congealed regularly into long waits. — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando airport's expanded facial screening touted by federal officials," 21 June 2018 In a few moments the crowd and death would congeal in a waxen, translucent unity. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Ismail Kadare: The Conscience of His People," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'congeal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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