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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2
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
Powerful wind gusts and hail will be the main threats when storms first form late Monday, but the tornado threat will increase overnight while individual storms start to congeal into an expansive line.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
At the time, Charlie Kirk did not make much of the congealing conventional wisdom.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Aside this was a pool — five or six feet long and almost as wide — of what appeared to be the same fetid liquid, congealed.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
Episodes don’t feel like episodes, so much as chunks of one long blob-like thing meant to congeal around the edges of each movie.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
At the time, Charlie Kirk did not make much of the congealing conventional wisdom.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Aside this was a pool — five or six feet long and almost as wide — of what appeared to be the same fetid liquid, congealed.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
Episodes don’t feel like episodes, so much as chunks of one long blob-like thing meant to congeal around the edges of each movie.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
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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
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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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It’s not hardened against attack the way some other secure browsers are.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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For example, the swelling in your leg might go from mild to severe, and areas of your skin might harden.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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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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But there was another possible explanation the company didn’t discuss: Blood could coagulate inside the filter if the dialysis machine’s flow rate was set too low.—
John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hope needs to find hope and coagulate into a giant hope.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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This choice jells with the Spanish psytrance producer’s generally hard aesthetic: her intricate music — laced with a spiritual chants and loaded with kickdrum — is intense, as are looks favoring latex and snakes as accessories.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the combination of Metcalf and Pickens will be a nightmare for opposing secondaries, so long as Pickens can jell with the more proven wideout.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeal. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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