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as in disaster
something that has failed
the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost
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as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me
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Recent Examples of frost
Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
For the show, there will be an earth Titan and a frost Titan that tower 9 feet and 13 feet tall, respectively, with actual performers inside the puppet.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 July 2025
Ensure a Clean Bowl Every Time with Flexible Cake Scrapers
The last bits of dough, frosting, or batter are always a pain to scrape out of your mixing bowl.
—Grace Kneebone, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2025
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Noun
The only problem was that the following year, in 2021, Burgundy vineyards were hit by very bad frost and lost over 50% of their crop in some areas.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
For the show, there will be an earth Titan and a frost Titan that tower 9 feet and 13 feet tall, respectively, with actual performers inside the puppet.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
His hair was shorter than usual, reaching to the bottom of his neck in the back but spiked slightly on top, and brownish and frosted.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 July 2025
Ensure a Clean Bowl Every Time with Flexible Cake Scrapers
The last bits of dough, frosting, or batter are always a pain to scrape out of your mixing bowl.
—Grace Kneebone, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.—
Ross Lazear,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.—
Corbin Reiff,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The assessment will inform a potential request by Gov. Tony Evers for a presidential disaster declaration, which would unlock federal aid.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Federal and state agencies have said little on whether immigration enforcement would be suspended in a disaster.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The characters muse about the extreme likelihood that their apartments have been bugged.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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That question also bugs the folks at The Utility Reform Network.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
31 July 2025
Noun
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But sometimes the crystals grow particularly large, forming hoar frost.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2014
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.—
Alli Harvey,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Jan. 2022
Noun
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They've often been viewed as criminals, or their deportations as a failure.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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That’s also why sitcoms like The Office or Brooklyn Nine-Nine can handle surprisingly deep topics, including grief, failure and identity, without leaving you feeling drained.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But overall, people seem to finally comprehend that the protests aren’t just to annoy people.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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This not only infuriated Epstein conspiracy theorists but also annoyed White House officials, who hadn’t been informed of the stunt in advance.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
Mark Richard,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There are many players who let criticism bother them, and that’s bad for you, your teammates and people around you.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Passive-aggressive people rarely tell you exactly what’s bothering them.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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