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clot, coagulate, congeal, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set
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The mixture will gel as it cools. Our plans are finally starting to gel.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The mask feels like a lightweight gel, and, despite the mint green color, goes on translucent upon application. — Los Angeles Times, "Rosacea treatments: 10 creams, lotions and salves that promise to save your skin," 28 Aug. 2019 Another prescription option your dermatologist might prescribe for acne is dapsone gel, like the brand name version Aczone. — Jessica Cruel, SELF, "12 Acne Treatments That Really Work, According to Dermatologists," 8 Aug. 2019 Vericel is licensing the gel, NexoBrid, and plans to market it in North America. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Fast-growing Vericel finds success on two fronts: knee surgery and burn care," 11 June 2019 This 4-inch topper features two layers of Moisture Wicking Coolflow Foam and is infused with copper gel, which absorbs and transfers heat away. — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "These New Cooling Mattress Toppers Will Save You From Night Sweats," 21 May 2019 Hongwei Ouyang, one of the study authors, tells ScienceAlert that the matrix gel, as it has been deemed, could be ready within 3 to 5 years. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New Bio Glue Stops Post-Traumatic Bleeding in Its Tracks," 14 May 2019 The ingredient sounds harsh, but La Roche-Posay’s gel cleanser is anything but. — Adam Hurly, GQ, "The Best Anti-Aging Products to Benjamin Button Your Face," 17 Mar. 2018 For Prime Day, British beauty brand Molton Brown has marked down its woody, invigorating shower gel — which smells more more expensive than the $22.40 sale price. — refinery29.com, "The Pro's Guide To The Best Beauty Haul For Amazon Prime Day," 15 July 2019 Inside the gel, a layer of water molecules bonded tightly to the PVA, each forming multiple chemical links known as hydrogen bonds. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "New solar technology could produce clean drinking water for millions in need," 28 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The offensive line had a bit of trouble at times with false starts and holding calls, but those issues are fixable in practice, especially considering the line needs time to gel after replacing four starters. — Evan Dudley, al, "'Still a win’: Looking back at UAB’s struggles in victory over Alabama State," 31 Aug. 2019 Should this happen, the long running movement for freedom will gel with the struggle for the restoration of special rights under India’s constitution. — Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, "After three weeks of lockdown, this is what Kashmir looks like," 22 Aug. 2019 Is the team gelling, working together better, delivering more? — Cate Huston, Quartz at Work, "How to build—and manage—a self-improving team," 19 Aug. 2019 Under the radar, a flurry of new public polls points to incremental improvements in GOP fortunes and challenges the narrative that has been gelling in most of the media’s campaign coverage. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Improving poll numbers give Republicans hope that the midterms might not be so bad," 8 Feb. 2018 This is still a team that must endure some growing pains, and their defense, while improved, still has to gel. — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Artemi Panarin gives Rangers star-power promise," 1 July 2019 Pareja said this roster is strong enough to win now with little time to mesh and gel with the new squad. — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Xolos open Apertura season with road win," 19 July 2019 Since Dwyane Wade is now retired, is Jimmy Butler the team's new de facto leader who can gel with the team's young core? — Dana Scott, azcentral, "NBA free agency: Additions, subtractions, questions while we wait on Kawhi Leonard," 2 July 2019 An eruption usually requires at least 50 percent to gel in this gooey hot state. — National Geographic, "How dangerous are supervolcanoes? Get the facts.," 19 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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