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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
High interest rates kept U.S. home sales in a deep freeze for much of last year.
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Ben Casselman, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The polar vortex has triggered deep freeze warnings and advisories across Texas with the weather leading to possible threatening conditions for people and infrastructure.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The cause of the week-long deep freeze?
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
This would be the second polar vortex disruption of 2025, following a deep freeze in February.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ben Casselman, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The polar vortex has triggered deep freeze warnings and advisories across Texas with the weather leading to possible threatening conditions for people and infrastructure.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The cause of the week-long deep freeze?
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
This would be the second polar vortex disruption of 2025, following a deep freeze in February.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep freeze
Noun
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Santana will still appear for the Pirates as his appeal of the suspension is reviewed by the league.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Suarez is appealing the length of a three-game suspension, while Shildt and Roberts served one-game suspensions on Friday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, humidifiers, thermometers, and nasal-irrigation systems were purchased by those struggling with colds or flus.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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For instance, a viral or bacterial infection like a cold or the flu could trigger inflammation of a part of your inner ear called the labyrinth (a.k.a. labyrinthitis) or your vestibular nerve (vestibular neuritis).—
Rachel Nall,
SELF,
17 June 2025
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There wasn’t much suspense on the top pick this year, but the moment was still memorable based on Schaefer’s tears, as the top pick and his family shared the moment while honoring his mom, Jennifer, who passed away in 2024.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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After several weeks of voting, the suspense is over and the new name for the snake will be announced.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The freeze also does not affect Section 8 vouchers tied to low-income housing projects, where the subsidies are attached to individual apartments or houses and not the tenants themselves.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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What To Know Mamdani built his campaign around affordability in the Big Apple and focused on rent freezes.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The supplies were transported from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing point without any reported looting, and the blood and plasma were delivered to Nasser Hospital's cold storage facility for distribution to other medical centers, the organization and the hospital reported.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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The concept of cold storage in homes dates back thousands of years.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Deep freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20freeze. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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