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
Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Georgia completely froze its gas tax in March for two months and has extended its freeze as the conflict with Iran continues.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 May 2026
Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The square cabinet toward the driver's cab is designed to hold a 90-L top-loading fridge/freeze on a drop-slide for easy access.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
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Verb
After a frenzy in 2021 where 59 fintechs went public around the world, the market froze solid.
—Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Georgia completely froze its gas tax in March for two months and has extended its freeze as the conflict with Iran continues.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 May 2026
Noun
There was a small dog and a bird to care for, not to mention his mother’s house, which was ill-equipped for an unusual freeze.
—Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The square cabinet toward the driver's cab is designed to hold a 90-L top-loading fridge/freeze on a drop-slide for easy access.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
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Enterprises that spent years hardening endpoints, strengthening identity controls and building sophisticated security operations centers are now layering AI capabilities on top of existing environments without adapting the controls needed to govern them securely.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Dark lunar maria are visible sprawling across the moon's surface, where lava once rose to the surface before hardening to form enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Yeast strains that may have lain dormant in the mummy for millennia, some of which were specially adapted to extreme cold, may still be metabolically active, a new study published in Microbiome finds.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Use them to help regulate your plants’ moisture, keep pests away, and keep your cooler cold.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2026
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Volkswagen’s premium Audi brand has lost much of its luster in recent years, dragged down by trade tariffs, stiffening competition and a patchy electric-vehicle roster.—
William Wilkes,
Bloomberg,
8 June 2026
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Chronic inflammation damages blood vessels, stiffening them and increasing resistance.—
Jennifer Berger,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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