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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
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
In some cases, the frost is severe enough to end the growing season and is then referred to as a 'killing frost'.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Many also contain a glaze, frosting, or fillings high in sugar.3
What's missing from them is also important.
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Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
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Noun
Before Winter After a frost (but before winter), cut the Iris foliage back 6 to 8 inches above the ground.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
In some cases, the frost is severe enough to end the growing season and is then referred to as a 'killing frost'.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
Launching on Deals & Steals, Like Air Drizzled Rice Cakes are indulgent, bite-sized mini rice cakes lightly drizzled with frosting for an easy, low-calorie sweet treat!
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
Many also contain a glaze, frosting, or fillings high in sugar.3
What's missing from them is also important.
—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
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The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.
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In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.
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Given the scale of the disaster, specialized teams from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and other countries began mobilizing toward Venezuela in coordination with local authorities and the United Nations.
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It was declared a disaster zone and militarized on Thursday.
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The necessity of the trip at all is what's been bugging me.
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His doctor had been bugging him for years to get a colonoscopy because of his age, but Driggers declined.
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.
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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.
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Taking the midway point of those numbers, an opening weekend of $45 million would be a monumental failure.
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Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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Damian used to get annoyed with his father's motivational chats about responsibility.
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Three hours before the parade is set to begin, paradegoers are already annoyed at the disorganization and slow-moving lines.
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.
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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.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
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Chile introduced a tax deduction for catastrophe insurance premiums and resilience retrofit investment.
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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