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Recent Examples of freeze-dried
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
The drying process can cause instant coffee to be a little acidic; look for freeze-dried instead of spray-dried.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The slurry was freeze-dried and brought up to 950 °C for an hour to decompose.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
The healthiest chips are baked, air-fried, dehydrated, or freeze-dried.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Showgirl, however, sounds freeze-dried, prepacked, obvious.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Once a sample is taken to determine its age, it will be freeze-dried for preservation purposes and possibly displayed in the future.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Beef organ supplements contain a blend of cow organs that are freeze-dried and powdered.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Mills also recommended not feeding cats raw milk or raw food, even if the products are commercially packaged, frozen or freeze-dried.
—Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
During the past few years, fresh, raw, or freeze-dried food have become more popular options, marketed as a healthier and more life-sustaining option for pets than traditional kibble.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
The drying process can cause instant coffee to be a little acidic; look for freeze-dried instead of spray-dried.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The slurry was freeze-dried and brought up to 950 °C for an hour to decompose.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
The healthiest chips are baked, air-fried, dehydrated, or freeze-dried.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Showgirl, however, sounds freeze-dried, prepacked, obvious.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Once a sample is taken to determine its age, it will be freeze-dried for preservation purposes and possibly displayed in the future.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Beef organ supplements contain a blend of cow organs that are freeze-dried and powdered.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Mills also recommended not feeding cats raw milk or raw food, even if the products are commercially packaged, frozen or freeze-dried.
—Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze-dried
Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Other mid-budget films and indies evaporated, despite good reviews and expensive pushes after festival acquisitions.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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Salaries evaporated, savings became worthless and oil production fell to four-decade lows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If the wet area is dried within 24 to 48 hours, mold is less likely to grow.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Each utensil is cleaned, and the bowl is warmed, dried and filled with three scoops of powdered tea before hot water is added and kneaded with the whisk into a smooth, thick mixture.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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The authors argue that those features, the intact, hyper-flexed skeletons and the absence of the disarticulation expected after ordinary decay, indicate bodies had been desiccated before burial rather than interred as fresh cadavers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Freeze-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze-dried. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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