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as in to form
to take on a definite form
our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell
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as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the sauce will jell once it cools down
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Recent Examples of jell
This lineup of Wings didn’t last too much longer, since McCulloch and Britton never jelled, and the drummer quit almost as soon as Venus and Mars came out.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
Over time the two jelled, with Mr. Biden leveraging his relationships on Capitol Hill to help steer a massive stimulus package through Congress in the Great Recession and to push the Affordable Care Act over the finish line.
—Katie Rogers, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The offensive line, which tried to add three transfers to the starting unit, never jelled.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The team that revolves around him has jelled, especially guard Jamal Murray and forwards Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon, all in their mid-20s.
—John Branch, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
Over time the two jelled, with Mr. Biden leveraging his relationships on Capitol Hill to help steer a massive stimulus package through Congress in the Great Recession and to push the Affordable Care Act over the finish line.
—Katie Rogers, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The offensive line, which tried to add three transfers to the starting unit, never jelled.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The team that revolves around him has jelled, especially guard Jamal Murray and forwards Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon, all in their mid-20s.
—John Branch, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
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The idea is that Musk and Ramaswamy will work in concert with budget-cutters in the executive branch, and with the support of a congressional doge caucus that is already forming.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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In 2016 a group of distilleries formed the American Single Malt Commission to define the subcategory of whiskey and push for official recognition of the category from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The State Highway Administration’s estimates gelled with that prediction, saying the best times to travel in the Washington region will be before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Tuesday.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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But this concept never quite gelled, and development stalled after Paramount acquired DreamWorks’ live-action library in 2006.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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That idea ended up being crystallized into a song, and Stephen [Schwartz] brought it to a whole other level.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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These ridges are thought to have formed when minerals from Mount Sharp's final pulses of water crystallized within fractures in surface rock.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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As the fruits swelled with fluid, some of that fluid also flowed into the stem, thickening and stiffening it so that the dangling fruit lifted from a near-vertical hanging position to an angle of about 45 degrees.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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While freezing temperatures will be experienced in parts of northern Florida on Friday and Saturday, this week's cold snap was not expected to result in snowfall anywhere in the state.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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In February 2021, a winter storm brought days of freezing temperatures that knocked out power and heat to millions of Texans and led to nearly 250 deaths.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition to her TV credentials, Berry has written over 70 books and at 89 has solidified herself as a British icon of the screen.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Altman's ability to balance leadership in technological innovation with a strategic investment approach has solidified his position as a billionaire and a transformative figure in tech with a proven track record.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Jell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jell. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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