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coagulate

[koh-ag-yuh-leyt, koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] / koʊˈæg jəˌleɪt, koʊˈæg jə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


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But none has enough gravity to coagulate into a larger planet.

From Salon May 10, 2023

But anger, irritation and a fear of imminent defeat can coagulate in ways individuals often can't control.

From BBC May 5, 2023

“I’m very smart. I’m a mathematician by hobby. I coagulate differences between America and other countries. I understand things about the Mafia and simple daily living.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2022

Instead of approaching R&B as a bold exteriorization of the soul, her songs tiptoe inward, toward those quicksand corners of the brain where vivid feelings struggle to coagulate into coherent thoughts.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2021

Paths of feral fire in the coagulate sands.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Even post-distillation, there’s oil left in the spirit, but when they chill it, the fat coagulates and is then skimmed off.

From Washington Post Jun. 22, 2021

Gelatin sets on cooling because the hot aqueous mixture of gelatin coagulates as it cools, yielding an extremely viscous body known as a gel.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Unfortunately, as Ms Yazji’s plot thickens, it coagulates.

From Economist Dec. 4, 2017

Biacuplasty coagulates the nerves in the discs, he says, and there’s a chance it may even help heal fissures or cracks in degenerated discs.

From US News Sep. 20, 2016

Criminologists had come to understand that blood coagulates at the lowest point of a body after death, producing dark splotches on the skin.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Cream-based dips can get coagulated in the heat and stiff in the cold, especially if you don’t have a portable heating device, so a neutral mixed bean dip is definitely the way to go.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2025

There the crowd coagulated, like at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, awaiting selfie turns.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2022

But tofu can also harbor some residual whey, a byproduct of when soy milk is coagulated so it turns into curds.

From Washington Post Jul. 5, 2022

Today, the term has coagulated around the idea of a Type A self-motivated woman who derives strength from her conception of her gender.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2018

In the veins of turtles coursed a sweet lassi that had to be drunk as soon as it spurted from their necks, because it coagulated in less than a minute.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

He’ll certainly do the same thing about the blood coagulating at the bottom of his body.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2025

The Ohio Republican dipped an unjacketed shoulder through the coagulating throng and attempted to push through.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2023

Indeed, Yang was surprised to learn that so many had abandoned the pressing step, largely because commodity-manufactured tofu — made by coagulating soy milk then curling it on the tray — is saturated with liquid.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2022

Early tests involved coagulating macadamia, cashew, oat and almond milks.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2021

Mack glanced at the burned curtains, at the floor glistening with whiskey and puppy dirt, at the bacon grease that was coagulating on the stove front.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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