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
Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Exposures made with a fast shutter speed of, say, 1/250 or 1/500 of a second or higher are better at freezing the action.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
In most cases, the bank can tell you which creditor or debt collection agency requested the freeze and provide documentation related to the court order.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Thailand plans to freeze cooking gas prices until May, and encourage consumers to use alternative energy sources, like biodiesel and benzene.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Exposures made with a fast shutter speed of, say, 1/250 or 1/500 of a second or higher are better at freezing the action.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
Across much of the US, winter is the fastest-warming season, and spring is also coming earlier in many areas with the last freeze happening sooner.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
In most cases, the bank can tell you which creditor or debt collection agency requested the freeze and provide documentation related to the court order.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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The facility had been recently hardened with a concrete shell and then covered with soil in the months before the current conflict.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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But there is a troubling shift that occurs when success hardens into excess and gives way to fear, a paradox that emerges all too often.—
Michael Sonnenfeldt,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Aides blamed the poor performance on a cold.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the Northeast faced persistent blasts of bitter cold and snow, exceptional winter warmth in the West nearly pushed the nation to a new all-time high for the season.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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What began as breathlessness hardened into silicosis, an irreversible disease that stiffens the lungs until even ordinary movement becomes effort.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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