as in to freeze
to cause to lose heat
refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt
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Researchers recommend refrigerating benzoyl peroxide products to limit benzene exposure, especially since some products exceeded the FDA's benzene limit.
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Any unused portions should be refrigerated in a sealed container and discarded if not consumed within five to seven days.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Brush half of it over the meatloaf and refrigerate the rest for later.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
McDonald's said its suppliers clean, slice and again clean onions before they are bagged and refrigerated.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Any unused portions should be refrigerated in a sealed container and discarded if not consumed within five to seven days.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Brush half of it over the meatloaf and refrigerate the rest for later.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
McDonald's said its suppliers clean, slice and again clean onions before they are bagged and refrigerated.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Even when a shock is not given, being placed in the same location is enough to reactivate the engram and cause the mouse to freeze in fear.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Intermediate Symptoms If cold exposure continues, frostbite progresses and causes the tissues to freeze.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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Shake gently until chilled, then strain into a chilled glass.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just keep chilled, pour over ice (salted or unsalted rim is up to you), and garnish with a slice of lime.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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Simulated annealing involves heating molecules to excite them before cooling them to find their most stable state, e.g., the state in which molecules form again naturally.Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
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The government’s latest employment figures released Friday showed the job market is cooling in an orderly fashion, not falling off a cliff, when stripping out the temporary effects of recent labor strikes and natural disasters on data.Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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