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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
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
Central Texas gardeners have been cruising through this exceptionally mild winter with little need to worry about frost-sensitive plants.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Not every baked cookie needs to be individually frosted and decorated, and not every gift has to be wrapped with a perfect bow.
—Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
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Noun
One way to know your house is leaking air is to look at the roof after a snow or frost.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
Central Texas gardeners have been cruising through this exceptionally mild winter with little need to worry about frost-sensitive plants.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Cinnamon sugar and a cream cheese frosting make this a heavenly end to any meal, not just breakfast.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Not every baked cookie needs to be individually frosted and decorated, and not every gift has to be wrapped with a perfect bow.
—Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 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
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Depending on the weather, a disaster emergency could be declared, which can help access state and federal funding.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Camarda — who was also a member of the first space shuttle crew to launch after the 2003 Columbia disaster — is among a group of former NASA employees who do not believe that the space agency should put astronauts on board the upcoming lunar excursion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Harry, along with Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and others, alleges the publisher hired private investigators to bug their cars, obtain personal records and eavesdrop on calls.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Feeling good Weathers has been bugged by several injuries over the last few years.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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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 commercial failure of Cutthroat Island eventually led to Davis taking a two-year hiatus from acting.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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But when diabetes progresses to kidney failure, spending jumps into an entirely different category.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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Schultz said he is not bothered by the criticism marking his seven-year tenure at the $301,000-a-year post.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Is a man bothering you at a bar?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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