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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Recent Examples of refrigerate
Allow to refrigerate for four hours to set fully before serving.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
For covering the dough balls, which forms the crinkle design.
Make-Ahead Suggestions
The cookie dough can be made and refrigerated, covered, in an airtight container for up to eight hours before forming and baking.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
In general, experts also recommend steps such as washing your hands and making sure foods that need to be refrigerated don't sit out too long.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Do not refrigerate your chocolate shroom bars, and keep them dry to prevent flavor or potency changes.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
For covering the dough balls, which forms the crinkle design.
Make-Ahead Suggestions
The cookie dough can be made and refrigerated, covered, in an airtight container for up to eight hours before forming and baking.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
In general, experts also recommend steps such as washing your hands and making sure foods that need to be refrigerated don't sit out too long.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Do not refrigerate your chocolate shroom bars, and keep them dry to prevent flavor or potency changes.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrigerate
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Cold in the South and South-Central Temperatures even dipped below freezing in the southern U.S., ahead of the next winter storm forecast to hit the region later in the week.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daily highs on Friday will be in the 40s, followed by freezing temperature that evening.Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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The arguments outlined in the complaint mark a new roadmap for Trump and his legal team to chill free speech by weaponizing the courts.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here's where to chill with friends Is New Year's a state holiday in Michigan?Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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Researchers must use cryogenic refrigerators, which can cool superconducting qubits to within thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, to provide an ultracold, dark, and quiet environment for operation.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Under the hood, Razer's redesigned how the Blade 16 laptop cools itself.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Refrigerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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