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
And when calcium salt is used to coagulate it, tofu is very high in calcium.
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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
Marie panics, her mother bursts inside to see what's going on… and Marie's blood suddenly coagulates into a sharp point and soars through the air, slitting her mother's throat.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
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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
Marie panics, her mother bursts inside to see what's going on… and Marie's blood suddenly coagulates into a sharp point and soars through the air, slitting her mother's throat.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Then they are allowed to coagulate, before being pressed into shape.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate
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But so does character, which can help workers gel with their colleagues, making everyone feel more satisfied with their jobs and workplace environments.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trading away Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason was a confusing move so it's taken time for the new players to gel together.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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When Trump issued a destructive memo freezing all federal loans and grants, the rejection was instantaneous and widespread as constituents nationwide reacted.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.—
Dimitar 'Mix' Mihov,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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The affected areas turn white and then blue and may stiffen as they’re deprived of oxygen, Amanda Sammut, MD, the chief of rheumatology at Harlem Hospital and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University, who has Raynaud’s herself, tells SELF.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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Crime The biggest crime fight on the ballot is over Proposition 36, a measure that would stiffen penalties for some thefts and drug crimes and change parts of a controversial 2014 ballot measure that reduced several felonies to misdemeanors.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Oct. 2024
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At the time, Charlie Kirk did not make much of the congealing conventional wisdom.—
Philip Wegmann,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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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
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The parasite then feeds on the fish’s body fluids; to keep the juices flowing, the sea lamprey secrets an enzyme that prevents its host's blood from clotting.—
Paul A. Smith,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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These include neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, substance use and addiction disorders, clotting disorders and several other conditions.—
Ziyad Al-Aly,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coagulate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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