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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  • Even after Cope clanked both, rookie coach Eric Laut – an assistant at Utah State under Jerrod Calhoun the past two seasons – could have probably iced it by having the Texans team intentionally foul USD.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Owen Hurwitz added 10 carries for 48 yards rushing, icing the win with a 30-yard touchdown scamper late.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ice
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  • The questions about the papers were so significant that SSRN, the platform Polson used to share the research papers, took down the articles over the past month and froze the accounts used to post the works.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • New grid connections around Dublin were effectively frozen for three years.
    — Serhiy Tokarev, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • That would be the candy arch, detailed with candy canes, gingerbread and frosting.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Rinse Thoroughly And Let Everything Dry Once the bag is clean, rinse it thoroughly under running water until all soap and frosting residue is gone.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of frost
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  • The plant went offline soon after being captured by Russia early in the war, but needs power to keep essential cooling systems running.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • As the hot universe expanded and cooled, nuclear reactions produced hydrogen, helium, deuterium, and small amounts of lithium.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2026.

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