1
as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
his hunt for a new house was put in the deep freeze while he recovered from the auto accident
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as in cold
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the deep freeze had everyone thinking that global warming might not be so bad
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Recent Examples of deep freeze
An ancient microorganism that figured out how to keep its cellular structures intact through 40,000 years of deep freeze could someday inspire a product that keeps a soldier’s skin from freezing on an Arctic patrol.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The annual event was canceled only one time — in 2021 when a deep freeze forced numerous cancellations citywide.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2026
Frigid weather, alcohol and drugs proved to be a fatal combination for a number of people found dead outdoors during New York’s continuing deep freeze as the city prepares for two more days of record low temperatures, officials said Saturday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The annual event was canceled only one time — in 2021 when a deep freeze forced numerous cancellations citywide.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2026
Frigid weather, alcohol and drugs proved to be a fatal combination for a number of people found dead outdoors during New York’s continuing deep freeze as the city prepares for two more days of record low temperatures, officials said Saturday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep freeze
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In many Eastern traditions, by contrast, eternity is the immovable that resists change, a condition of suspension extending across infinity.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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The board indicated Becker can apply for reinstatement if his Iowa license once the 90-day suspension has lapsed.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
6 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Con Edison is offering reimbursement to Brooklyn residents who were without power for more than 48 hours during February's winter storm and bitter cold.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Framed as a psychological thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn’s suspense antics and Donna Tartt’s cerebral ones, this novel evokes the underground with an insider’s eye.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the intent is to cultivate suspense, yet the effect is a frustrating vagueness around the base conditions for the show’s central infatuation.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The weather is warm and the risk of a damaging freeze is minimal.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Scientists have long believed that the freeze intensified because of the ice-albedo feedback, a process in which expanding ice reflects more sunlight back into space.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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They’re dug and divided in the fall or winter, then kept in cold storage until they are sent to you at the correct time for planting.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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The slide-out in the nose box next to the primary galley houses a fridge/freezer of up to 90 liters, and those wanting more cold storage can add a second fridge slide in place of the drawer stack on the stove/sink slide-out.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Deep freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20freeze. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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