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as in disaster
something that has failed
the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost
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as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me
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Recent Examples of frost
Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Planes affected by rapid ice accumulation often stay grounded and are then treated with specialized fluids that melt ice and frost.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
This week’s Drag Race felt like eating the frosting off the cake as a kid: just the sweetest part.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
How to Propagate Mountain Mint Grow mountain mint by sowing seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last spring frost date or direct sow them outdoors after the last frost.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Planes affected by rapid ice accumulation often stay grounded and are then treated with specialized fluids that melt ice and frost.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Tangy cream cheese frosting on top perfectly balances the sweetness of the rolls.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
This week’s Drag Race felt like eating the frosting off the cake as a kid: just the sweetest part.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.—
Corbin Reiff,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2024
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The weather briefing included information about moderate icing between Carrizo Springs and Bridgeport and light rime ice between 4,000 and 6,000 feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the report.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2024
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In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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The trailer has tipped most of the big gags, from the disaster at the dock to Jim wrestling an alligator, but Stoller’s script is strong enough that the movie’s pleasures are far from spoiled.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Impact Impact, another word that bugs me to no end, is in my top three words to drop.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Pretty much since the first day Fortnite Chapter 6 season 1 launched, players have been complaining that XP across the game’s various modes either felt nerfed or bugged.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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But sometimes the crystals grow particularly large, forming hoar frost.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2014
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.—
Alli Harvey,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Jan. 2022
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That has received sharp rebuke from California leaders and water experts who point out that Los Angeles’ water supply is flush after two rainy years, and statewide water supply questions have no relationship to municipal water system failures during the Palisades fire.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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For example, in the automotive industry, AI can monitor the health of assembly line robots, predicting and preventing failures that could halt production.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Patrice O’Neal did a wonderful job of being annoyed.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the two moved through the scenes like a pair of tragic jesters, delighting the wide-eyed and annoying the cynics.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
Mark Richard,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
Outside Online,
11 Aug. 2021
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Theresa’s nose has been bothering her and one of her children has asthma.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, who shared the second-round lead with Griffin, was bothered by illness throughout the round.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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