as in hardened
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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Recent Examples of froze
And hell froze over for the Eagles.
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The legislation froze most spending at prior-year levels, resulting in underfunding for the entire judicial branch, but specifically Defender Services.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Using this, the team, after exposing and developing a wafer, rapidly froze the developer to 32°F (–175°C), stopping everything in place.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
The better story won a long time ago and froze into a myth with present-day repercussions.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Under Adams, the board never froze rents.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Yamamoto froze outfielder Nathan Lukes with another fastball to leave the crowd, so boisterous only 24 hours earlier, searching for words.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Across the developed world, governments restricted mobility, closed businesses, and froze entire sectors.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
And hell froze over for the Eagles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The legislation froze most spending at prior-year levels, resulting in underfunding for the entire judicial branch, but specifically Defender Services.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Using this, the team, after exposing and developing a wafer, rapidly froze the developer to 32°F (–175°C), stopping everything in place.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
The better story won a long time ago and froze into a myth with present-day repercussions.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Under Adams, the board never froze rents.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Yamamoto froze outfielder Nathan Lukes with another fastball to leave the crowd, so boisterous only 24 hours earlier, searching for words.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Across the developed world, governments restricted mobility, closed businesses, and froze entire sectors.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
And hell froze over for the Eagles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
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It had been hardened too much for an emotion so soft.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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And his immigration policies seem only to have hardened since then.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Vance Joseph's unit adjusted and stiffened quickly, shouldering the entire weight of a football game.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Drew stiffened as Theo Wiggins headed his way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Froze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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