as in to harden
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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as in cold
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the Midwest will experience an intense freeze later in the week
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Recent Examples of freeze
Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service has issued frost and freeze warnings for much of the state.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The prolonged freeze left some residents increasingly desperate in a region unaccustomed to such conditions.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The lawsuit claims the Fertility Center of Orlando somehow implanted the wrong embryo in Score’s uterus five years after the couple had their embryos frozen at the clinic.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service has issued frost and freeze warnings for much of the state.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
Both grow relatively small trees that are tolerant of frost and freezes.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The prolonged freeze left some residents increasingly desperate in a region unaccustomed to such conditions.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze
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Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, in his blue bunny hat, standing in the January cold with the hand of a federal officer gripping his Spider-Man backpack.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Blast of Arctic cold on Saturday The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has upgraded Saturday to a First Alert Weather Day for strong, powerful wind gusts, numbing temperatures, and dangerously low wind-chills.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Extra material had been sewn into the crotch to stiffen and add surface area that would help during takeoff.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spending more time indoors often means moving less, and inactivity can lead joints to stiffen over time.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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