air-condition

verb

Definition of air-conditionnext
as in to ice

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Recent Examples of air-condition On hot days, that wall can keep the indoor space air-conditioned. — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Carcassonne is very hot in summer (though the hotel is air-conditioned). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Some restaurants, particularly in hotels, are air-conditioned to the point of being frigid, and temperatures drop at night. — Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026 The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room. — Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air-condition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-condition
  1. ice
  2. freeze
  3. frost
  4. cool
  5. supercool
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  • The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, said the pilot told an air traffic controller about icing on the wings at 24,000 feet and asked to descend.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Piper Malibu model has previously faced federal scrutiny over crashes involving icing conditions.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ice
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  • Ice•ology trays use a slow-freezing process designed to separate impurities and air bubbles from the ice, creating crystal-clear cubes that elevate cocktails, mocktails and everyday beverages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Barnes is cold-based, and thus frozen directly onto the bedrock beneath it, which prevents it from sliding.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • Her lips were frosted with a sheen of seashell pink, which manages to be both wintry and summery at the same time.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Pipe zigzags by starting at the base of the cake and pipe a 1 ½-inch-wide zigzag of frosting up the side of the cake.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of frost
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  • Pork prepared day prior to inspection cooled to 54 degrees in refrigerator.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Alberto Rodríguez cools off with his daughters Heaven, 3, and Emari, 6, in a water spray during an extremely hot day on June 29, 2026, in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of cool
Verb
  • Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new technique that can supercool liquid cooling medium to sub-zero levels in less than 30 seconds.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Gizmodo reports that some whimsical scientists have supercooled their Lego bricks in order to test for heat tolerance.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2019
Definition of supercool

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“Air-condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-condition. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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