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
Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
In a public statement Wednesday, the State Department defended the foreign aid freezes and said the government has issued dozens of exemption waivers in recent days.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
With an Arctic freeze about to descend on the city, Monday’s inaugural ceremonies will be held indoors at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inauguration.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Attorney General Rob Bonta — a Democrat widely expected to be considering a run for governor in 2026 — already has joined at least two multi-state legal challenges to stall Trump’s actions revoking birthright citizenship and potentially freezing trillions in federal spending.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
In a public statement Wednesday, the State Department defended the foreign aid freezes and said the government has issued dozens of exemption waivers in recent days.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
Numerous freeze warnings were in place in northern Florida and along much of the Gulf Coast.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
With an Arctic freeze about to descend on the city, Monday’s inaugural ceremonies will be held indoors at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inauguration.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze
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These processes need to be sufficiently hardened by providers to prevent trivial abuse by these attackers and to maintain the security benefits of using passkeys.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Let the wax harden before popping the waxy dryer lint firestarters out of the carton.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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One way to beat the winter cold is by upgrading your bedding for peak warmth.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2025
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There was some good weather news: Much of the Central, Eastern and Southeastern U.S. were experiencing a warmup, and temperatures were returning to levels at or above average for the season after multiple weeks of bitter cold.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy: Another rare type, this causes heart muscles to stiffen, which in turn prevents the heart’s ventricles from filling with enough blood to pump throughout the body.—
Elizabeth Millard,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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