unthawed; unthawing
: thaw
A fuel station operator apparently caused the 5:30 a.m. blast by using an open flame to unthaw a frozen tank valve …—
Associated Press
Associated PressEscape the winter freeze and unthaw in beautiful tropical settings …—Business Wire
Business WireNote: Although unthaw as a synonym of thaw is sometimes cited as an illogical error, it has persisted in occasional use for more than four centuries. It occurs in both American and British English.
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Homeowners can try to run hot water into their sinks in hopes of warming a frozen sewage line, but should otherwise call a professional to help carefully unthaw the lines.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
The Texas Republican backlash to Biden has already begun, with Cruz’s comments and a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton to unthaw the Homeland Security Department’s freeze of deportations of immigrants in the country without authorization.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2021
Sergei Fyodorov, a researcher at North-Eastern Federal University, tells the AP that climate change is affecting the Siberian permafrost, meaning people are finding more and more ancient creatures unthawing.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Dec. 2019
Forget about unthawing chicken, boiling noodles or throwing in a pizza June 6.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2018
The super-soldier serum allowed him to stay alive, and SHIELD unthaws him.
—Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Normally, there's about a 75% survival rate when unthawing frozen embryos.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 19 Dec. 2017
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Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
The Texas Republican backlash to Biden has already begun, with Cruz’s comments and a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton to unthaw the Homeland Security Department’s freeze of deportations of immigrants in the country without authorization.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2021
Sergei Fyodorov, a researcher at North-Eastern Federal University, tells the AP that climate change is affecting the Siberian permafrost, meaning people are finding more and more ancient creatures unthawing.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Dec. 2019
Forget about unthawing chicken, boiling noodles or throwing in a pizza June 6.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2018
The super-soldier serum allowed him to stay alive, and SHIELD unthaws him.
—Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Normally, there's about a 75% survival rate when unthawing frozen embryos.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 19 Dec. 2017
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“Unthaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthaw. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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