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as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
his hunt for a new house was put in the deep freeze while he recovered from the auto accident
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as in cold
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the deep freeze had everyone thinking that global warming might not be so bad
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Recent Examples of deep freeze
Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.
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Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Shortly after the power was restored, it was knocked out again by Hurricane Delta, which was followed by a deep freeze caused by Winter Storm Uri.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025
Pending home sales rose for four months in a row through November, boosting hopes that the two-year deep freeze in residential real estate was starting to thaw.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Go deeper Andrew Freedman 3 hours ago - Energy & Climate
Arctic blast tied to polar vortex puts U.S., Europe in deep freeze
An Arctic outbreak featuring punishing cold weather is beginning across much of the U.S. at the same time that Europe prepares for plunging temperatures.
—Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Shortly after the power was restored, it was knocked out again by Hurricane Delta, which was followed by a deep freeze caused by Winter Storm Uri.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025
Pending home sales rose for four months in a row through November, boosting hopes that the two-year deep freeze in residential real estate was starting to thaw.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Go deeper Andrew Freedman 3 hours ago - Energy & Climate
Arctic blast tied to polar vortex puts U.S., Europe in deep freeze
An Arctic outbreak featuring punishing cold weather is beginning across much of the U.S. at the same time that Europe prepares for plunging temperatures.
—Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep freeze
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President Trump voluntarily dismissed his legal battle with X regarding the social media platform's permanent suspension of the president's account following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Axios,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025
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Read More: How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze TIME spoke to humanitarian workers—many of whom asked not to be named for fear of reprisals to their employers—about the implications of the suspension.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Always sanitize surfaces after exposure to raw meat, flooding damage, or after a cold has struck your household.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ink might rid you of any devil, but a bottle of Dr. Bull’s cough syrup will always rid you of any cold.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s a great twist at the end, and lots of suspense.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Are Any of the Single’s Inferno Season 4 Couples Still Together? To preserve the suspense of Single’s Inferno, the contestants are not allowed to share anything about their dating life on social media.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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The freeze was rescinded, and the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation began releasing grants.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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This comes after a freeze in external communications that interrupted the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, or MMWR, a mainstay of public health communication.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, some lily varieties grown in warmer zones will benefit from removing the bulbs from the ground or planter and placing them in cold storage for a time before replanting.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration collaborated with private retail chains to build up cold storage and distribution capacity.—
Mark Zachary Taylor,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Deep freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20freeze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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