as in to harden
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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as in cold
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the Midwest will experience an intense freeze later in the week
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Recent Examples of freeze
Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Trade groups protect the players by trying to freeze the game.
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Then ragweed and other weeds release pollen that causes symptoms into the fall until a freeze stops their pollen production.
—Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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Verb
Democrats disagreed, noting that the state is freezing public education spending in place at the same level as the year before and below what’s called for in the state’s school finance formula.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Trade groups protect the players by trying to freeze the game.
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
Noun
That move thawed out the City Hall hiring freeze sparked by that same budget crunch.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Then ragweed and other weeds release pollen that causes symptoms into the fall until a freeze stops their pollen production.
—Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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One that shows the intense rightward swing that has only hardened as the lines between hip-hop and the streaming universe have blurred.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.—
Mohamad El Chamaa,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
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Joseph Patrick Reardon, also known as Joe Gilbreth, who was identified as the victim of a 1993 cold case investigation in Camarillo.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Researchers analyzed patient data and found that hospitalizations for hypothermia, frostbite, and other complications from exposure to excessive cold increased from 42 per 100,000 overall hospitalizations in 1998 to nearly 123 per 100,000 in 2022.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
5 May 2026
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The rings arise because the metal softens as the can compresses, then stiffens, then compresses and stiffens again, repeating the pattern until the compression is complete—akin to something called homoclinic snaking.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Will these Knicks stick to the process when the competition stiffens in the second round?—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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