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as in disaster
something that has failed
the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost
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as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me
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Recent Examples of frost
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This full moon is also referred to as the digging moon by the Tlingit people, deer rutting moon by the Dakota and frost moon by the Cree, according to the almanac.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Our friend Andrew Hendrickson frosted a cake that expertly reproduced the cover of the Samoans’ Inside My Brain EP.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
AccuWeather meteorologists cautioned that hazardous travel, frost, and freeze risks could extend into heavily populated regions and important highway corridors over the coming days, underscoring the importance of preparation and awareness for residents and travelers in the affected states.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This full moon is also referred to as the digging moon by the Tlingit people, deer rutting moon by the Dakota and frost moon by the Cree, according to the almanac.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Commuters may begin waking up to frost on the grass.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Our friend Andrew Hendrickson frosted a cake that expertly reproduced the cover of the Samoans’ Inside My Brain EP.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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Daylight saving rime will soon end in the U.S., with Kentuckians and most people across the country turning their clocks back on Sunday, Nov. 2.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.—
Ross Lazear,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Time to start bugging a friend with Hulu + Live TV instead or invest in an antenna.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both can reduce debris or items that attract the boxelder bugs.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.—
Alli Harvey,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Jan. 2022
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Furthermore, the clear conditions preceding the storm could have led to the formation of a layer of light, feathery frost, known as surface hoar.—
Douglas Preston,
The New Yorker,
10 May 2021
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The failures of that occupation were many, relating to security, governance, the economy, and provision of basic municipal services.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kelce was evaluated for a concussion in the locker room, and he was annoyed at having to answer the questions that are part of the test.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
Mark Richard,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The clanging of dirty dishes being gathered in the back kitchen does not bother her.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instagram and TikTok are littered with stories of women and their unsupportive husbands, men who can't remember their own children's birthdays or be bothered to take a weekend off from their golf hobby to spend time with their families.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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