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
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
This careful balance is no coincidence, and implies the ocean has been stable, without freezing solid, for a very long time.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
The soil should be cool but mulching should be done before a hard freeze.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Verb
His authority is beginning to wane; the country knows his time is limited, and the regime seems to freeze when faced with big decisions, such as those concerning the hijab.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
This careful balance is no coincidence, and implies the ocean has been stable, without freezing solid, for a very long time.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
The widespread cold blast will deliver the season’s most significant chill so far, with many areas expecting their first hard freeze and morning lows dipping well below average, according to the Climate Prediction Center.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
The soil should be cool but mulching should be done before a hard freeze.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze
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In the wake of those bills, the far-right Tea Party movement helped harden Republican opposition to Obama and Democrats more broadly, and Democrats saw major losses in the 2010 midterm elections that relegated Democrats to the minority and ended Pelosi's first run as speaker.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Soft power that hardens into partnerships, pipelines, and actual policy shifts.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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Record-setting cold to start the week This brutal setup in Chicago is being driven by the same Arctic air mass that’s about to crash across the eastern two-thirds of the country.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The bitter cold will extend to the Gulf Coast and Florida Panhandle by Monday night, with high temperatures in cities like Atlanta and Chicago dropping into the 40s and 30s, according.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The light stiffens and grabs hold of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In real materials, large angles that could create bigger matrix weights also stiffen the input path, reducing motion at the output.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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