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gel

[jel] / dʒɛl /












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Pimple patches containing a gel called hydrocolloid can absorb fluids from oozing pimples and stop you from picking at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Soccer tied to this summer’s World Cup that tucked cooling gel into a clear, stadium-friendly bag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Everything fits in three shipping containers, which are moisture-controlled with buckets of silica gel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Scanlon would have everything from thin, shiny shellac to sturdier "Builder In A Bottle" gel manicures layered onto her nails every other week without fail.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

She tapped her purple gel pen on the surface and waited for him to speak.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

If it did, the attempt to recreate the first film’s magic would’ve come with plenty of film stock and some colored gels to make sure every shot isn’t washed out in jaundiced yellow.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I would much rather enjoy a coffee in the morning with friends or while I'm working rather than have one of the gels," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

UV light is used for air purification, curing resins in 3D printing, hardening gels in dental fillings, and even applications such as nail treatments.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

In grueling endurance sports like cycling, and now running, athletes are gobbling down unprecedented amounts of sugary carbohydrates, both in training and competition, via fast-acting gels and bottles loaded with glucose and fructose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

“They’ll also have energy gels for you at the water stops,” he told me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

She insisted stats justified the call, but the partnership never gelled, yielding only half a point.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I can’t recall a group like that, that gelled so quickly, that I’ve ever worked on before. It was a really fast-clicking ensemble,” Laurie Metcalf says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

It lies flat back, gelled smooth with Vaseline.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Many vegan meat alternatives also use gelling agents that bind water and fat.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

Farmhouses across the nation practically required at least one of the long-lived trees because of quinces’ natural pectin, an important gelling ingredient in preserves.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

The 63-year-old, who was sacked by England last year, said his side can challenge the All Blacks in their next game despite "not quite gelling" against the Pumas.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023

“There’s a lot of game left to play, and I don’t see anything gelling yet,” Mr. Kochel said.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

In the matter of showing the propensity for gelling into mischief these youngsters establish a record, but their escapades are generally of a harmless character and lead to nothing very serious.

From Held by Chinese Brigands by Herbert Strang


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