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refrigerated

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verb

past tense of refrigerate
as in chilled
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 Synonyms for refrigerated
Adjective
  • Choose frozen fruits or vegetables that are out of season.
    Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Ditto for garden produce: tomatoes and peppers grown in patio containers can be turned into frozen salsa or pasta sauce.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Refreshers and agua frescas are increasingly showing up on menus, while fast-food chains expand their specialty iced coffee, hot chocolate and energy drink options, according to market research firm Datassential.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
  • On the sweet end, Farang has a Thai iced tea ($4.50) made with condensed milk and a tea mix sourced from Thailand, and a Thai ice cream sandwich ($6) made with coconut or pandan ice cream.
    Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Looking forward A number of sectors cooled, while others heated up.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the anger that fueled once-unthinkable scenes of vandalism has cooled.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Let cold water drip from faucets connected to pipes that are exposed outdoors or that are in unheated interior areas.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
  • LokMan Sung, medical examiner of Wayne County, Mich., said two homeless Detroit children who died while inside an unheated van parked in a casino garage perished due to accidental carbon monoxide toxicity, not hypothermia.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When the property bubble burst and prices began to fall amid a broader economic slowdown, the market froze, leaving many of these units unoccupied.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Texas has seen fire hazards range from the far northern Panhandle, where ground vegetation froze and dried out, and push hundreds of miles east to the coast.
    JIM VERTUNO, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Below is a frosted lens of durable ABS that softly diffuses the LED light.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The three kids have several different foods in front of them, including sliced oranges, Cheerios and a pink frosted donut.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Refrigerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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