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 bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Allow to cool in the pan until warm, about 30 minutes, before icing the buns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ice
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  • And scaling Everest to above 8,000 meters and bringing down a body that has been frozen in ice for three decades will push any team to its limit.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This Mexican restaurant in Clearfork is known for its brisket tacos and strong drinks – their froze with rose and vodka has a two-drink limit.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • To frost the cake, dollop the buttercream onto the center of the cake and use a spoon or an offset spatula to spread the buttercream across the top of the cake.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The turquoise cake that Swift carried on stage was funfetti with salty vanilla buttercream, while the second cake was a gluten-free vanilla cake topped with marshmallow meringue frosting.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of frost
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  • Still, the satellite’s cooling capabilities mean Google will run their chips for 15 minutes at a time before shutting them down to cool off, NPR reported.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • However, Mollah said, the sector is highly capital intensive and depends critically on reliable access to electricity, cooling systems, and network connectivity.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cool
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  • 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 17 Oct. 2026.

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