cold storage
noun
1
: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation
2
: a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance
Examples of cold storage in a Sentence
food that has been taken out of cold storage
the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
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The Blockchain Mint site still appeared to be selling cold storage products.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
According to investigators, the thieves have targeting Hispanic businesses over the past few months and taking everything from the cash in the register to alcohol in cold storage.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Monthlies are $2,850, and get you a doorman, bike room, elevator, laundry, super, package room, extra storage (including cold storage), and a gym.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2026
The company says this infrastructure-free approach allows operators to deploy the system quickly across existing cold storage facilities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
According to investigators, the thieves have targeting Hispanic businesses over the past few months and taking everything from the cash in the register to alcohol in cold storage.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Monthlies are $2,850, and get you a doorman, bike room, elevator, laundry, super, package room, extra storage (including cold storage), and a gym.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2026
The company says this infrastructure-free approach allows operators to deploy the system quickly across existing cold storage facilities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold storage
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20storage. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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