as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound
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Recent Examples of coagulate
Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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
And when calcium salt is used to coagulate it, tofu is very high in calcium.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
There was, however, some concern that any device that slows the flow of blood could give it a chance to coagulate, potentially leading to dangerous blood clots.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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
And when calcium salt is used to coagulate it, tofu is very high in calcium.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
There was, however, some concern that any device that slows the flow of blood could give it a chance to coagulate, potentially leading to dangerous blood clots.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate
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The enthusiasm and excitement level of these kids has really gelled.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Wave have gelled as a team, and many players used the word sisterhood to describe the camaraderie.—
Buffy Gorrilla,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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As for Estonia, Kaja Kallas, the country’s former Prime Minister who is now the European Union’s foreign-policy chief, expressed her sadness last week at the Trump Administration freezing the funding for Radio Free Europe.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Maine officials filed a lawsuit against the USDA on Monday following the agency’s decision to freeze funding to the state.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Inflation, perhaps stiffened by tariffs, and uncertainty over the future of the labor market have left consumers feeling uneasy.—
DeArbea Walker,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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After a second quarter defensive letdown, the Heat stiffened against a team that leads the league in points per 100 possessions, at 122.4.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Maybe William Gibson, who was of course a kick in the ass for the whole genre, but who came along after my own voice had pretty much congealed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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These states have not congealed into anything remotely resembling the Warsaw Pact.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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Treatments like clotting factor infusions help blood clot better, and new advances, such as gene therapy, are improving care.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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An acute subdural hematoma is usually actively bleeding, while a chronic subdural hematoma has mainly clotted blood.—
Smita Patel,
Verywell Health,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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