congeal
verb (used with or without object)
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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But now the jokes are well-worn, and good, manic ideas are congealing into formulas.
From Time Magazine Archive
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