as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
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Recent Examples of cold storage
The aforementioned fridge provides 176 liters of cold storage and includes a drawer freezer.
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C.c. Weiss
may 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
The initiative will include expanding free food access spaces, mainly through the purchase of refrigerators, cold storage, and shelving units, with the City of Milwaukee and Dane and Brown counties receiving 10 of each unit, according to the operating grant budget.
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April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
5 May 2026
Boler said one tenant, an unnamed cold storage company, is already on board to lease the project’s first phase, a 780,000-square-foot warehouse with 1,000 jobs.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The government has set up a cold storage facility in the village of Ettivayal, where the cost of storing chiles is less expensive than in private facilities.
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Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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C.c. Weiss
may 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
The initiative will include expanding free food access spaces, mainly through the purchase of refrigerators, cold storage, and shelving units, with the City of Milwaukee and Dane and Brown counties receiving 10 of each unit, according to the operating grant budget.
—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
5 May 2026
Boler said one tenant, an unnamed cold storage company, is already on board to lease the project’s first phase, a 780,000-square-foot warehouse with 1,000 jobs.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The government has set up a cold storage facility in the village of Ettivayal, where the cost of storing chiles is less expensive than in private facilities.
—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold storage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold storage
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The union announced on Friday that the suspension would continue until at least Tuesday.
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Winkelman, who led the district attorney’s law division beginning in 2018, is appealing the suspension.
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As a result, moments of action, suspense, and cinematic spectacle found their way into the film.
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The tale begins in high suspense, with 53-year-old Daphne and her husband, Jonathan, seemingly being stalked while visiting New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20storage. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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