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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
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Young Will shivered beside him, not just from the frost, his eyes darting towards shadows that seemed too deep, too still.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Post’s readers tended to be men, often white guys in jeans frosted with grit and paint.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Noun
How to Start Pumpkin Seeds Outdoors Sow in late spring when the soil temperature has reached 60°F and the danger of frost has passed.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Young Will shivered beside him, not just from the frost, his eyes darting towards shadows that seemed too deep, too still.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Verb
The nose features aromas of toasted marshmallow, butterscotch, vanilla frosting, and a subtle note of roasted pecans.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Post’s readers tended to be men, often white guys in jeans frosted with grit and paint.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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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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Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.—
Corbin Reiff,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2024
Noun
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After the fires, the governor formed the Climate Advisory Team (CAT) to develop climate disaster policy recommendations.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Say your mother kept bugging you to change a bad habit.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Next season is when all the little things start to bug me.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But sometimes the crystals grow particularly large, forming hoar frost.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2014
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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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Yesterday, when asked about Musk’s criticism--which could sink the entire bill, if enough Senate Republicans like Ron Johnson and their constituents turn against it--the president chalked it up to sour grapes over the bill’s failure to extend EV tax credits.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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This is a classic Washington move — blame the private sector to cover for a government failure.—
Stacy Washington,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The comedy as a second-class sibling to the drama is a notion that has annoyed the people who make television comedies for years.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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In some cases, that will be obvious: You’ll get annoyed by weird or loud noises and odors, notice your energy bill has skyrocketed, or spot signs of a leak.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2025
Noun
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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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Understandably, the online narrative bothered the director as well.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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Whatever discomfort the 38-year-old was feeling didn’t appear to bother him thereafter.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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