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
Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This month, a Brookings Institution report found that the Trump administration's directive to freeze federal grants could disrupt $24 billion that goes to tribes.
—Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
And in a move that would have been unthinkable even a year ago, India just resumed offering tourist visas for Chinese citizens, ending a five-year freeze following deadly clashes in a disputed border area in 2020.
—Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Verb
Yet our video calls still freeze, medical images blur, driver‑assist alerts misfire, and everyday functions fail far too often.
—Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This month, a Brookings Institution report found that the Trump administration's directive to freeze federal grants could disrupt $24 billion that goes to tribes.
—Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
Noun
The funding freeze threatened to deny KCPS of nearly $1 million for teacher development and retention, $800,000 for English language learning and immigrant support, and $950,000 for student support and academic enrichment.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
And in a move that would have been unthinkable even a year ago, India just resumed offering tourist visas for Chinese citizens, ending a five-year freeze following deadly clashes in a disputed border area in 2020.
—Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze
Verb
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Leadership bottlenecks formed in Q3 often harden in Q4, meaning your 2026 initiatives start behind schedule before the year even begins.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The dynamic the two built wasn’t born in the writers’ room—it was built between takes, crafted in eye contact, shaped by mutual trust, and hardened under the pressures of being Black artists asked to do twice as much for half the credit.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Taking echinacea is thought to slightly reduce the chances of catching a cold due to the different flavonoids present in it.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
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Striving to be a better person is like being around someone who has a cold or the flu.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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The whole squad has put up an impressive 18 scores in four tourney matches, though competition now stiffens for single elimination.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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My forehead stiffened and went numb, like it was made of concrete that had suddenly set.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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