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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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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
There are chunks in the mix, too, congealing among the leaf litter and dark, scarlet rivulets a la Jackson Pollock.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Grease and oil might look harmless, but grease has the potential to congeal and harden, while leftover oil can coat your pipes and cause other things to get stuck.
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Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
Slowing and congealing the formless language of my thoughts.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for congeal
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Grease and oil might look harmless, but grease has the potential to congeal and harden, while leftover oil can coat your pipes and cause other things to get stuck.
—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
Slowing and congealing the formless language of my thoughts.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.
—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeal
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Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.
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Identity monitoring service Aura can also freeze your credit without requiring you to contact the credit bureaus.
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At halftime, Irankunda and Metcalfe came on as substitutes, and the team started to gel and to threaten.
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Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number.
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The organizations that succeed build the platform first, establish a real control plane, harden the data and infrastructure layers, and then let teams scale agents on top of it.
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The interview, released in August, was supposed to follow the show’s usual strange logic, but instead the exchange hardened around Gaza, with Friedland growing visibly emotional as Torres remained largely unmoved.
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Group 1 is pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and severe version that occurs when blood vessels in the lungs narrow and stiffen.
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Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.
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If an egg cracks during boiling, vinegar can help the egg white coagulate faster, preventing it from leaking into the water.
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Coach Ben Johnson can sense his group jelling in terms of understanding expectations and how the coaching staff expects players to attack their business.
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Barkey and Zegras are roommates — and jelled just as well as linemates.
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Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.
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Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
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“Congeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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