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
Naylor said a lot of equipment which froze during that storm has now been winterized, and there is much more battery storage available on the Texas system.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dreyer’s high midfield pass freed the Mexican international, who beat defender Nkosi Tafari, another emergency defender, took two touches to his right and fired a 16-yard shot that froze goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
This is because stopping the grains for X-ray scans froze the motion, destroying the natural flow.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
My hand froze in the air, holding up a piece of citrus.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Shortly after Air France Flight 447 left Rio De Janeiro for Paris, the plane’s airspeed sensors froze over—a relatively routine, transitory instrument loss due to high-altitude icing.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Immunity Assay — Kimiya Yui with JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) collected saliva and blood samples and froze them for their later return to Earth as part of a study looking into the effects of microgravity on cellular immune functions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verlander, in vintage form, pinpointed a breaking ball that froze Ha-Seong Kim for strike three — his seventh punchout of the night and the 3,510th of his career.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dreyer’s high midfield pass freed the Mexican international, who beat defender Nkosi Tafari, another emergency defender, took two touches to his right and fired a 16-yard shot that froze goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
This is because stopping the grains for X-ray scans froze the motion, destroying the natural flow.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
My hand froze in the air, holding up a piece of citrus.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Shortly after Air France Flight 447 left Rio De Janeiro for Paris, the plane’s airspeed sensors froze over—a relatively routine, transitory instrument loss due to high-altitude icing.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Immunity Assay — Kimiya Yui with JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) collected saliva and blood samples and froze them for their later return to Earth as part of a study looking into the effects of microgravity on cellular immune functions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verlander, in vintage form, pinpointed a breaking ball that froze Ha-Seong Kim for strike three — his seventh punchout of the night and the 3,510th of his career.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
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However, the better individual homes are hardened with flame-resistant siding, roofs, windows and vents, and flammable surrounding items like vegetation, fences and sheds between houses are reduced, the less likely fire will spread from building to building, the study found.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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None of the six summer arrivals have yet taken English football by storm and Wolves needed at least a couple of players who were battle-hardened in the league.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lane picked up three on first down, but the Otay Ranch defense stiffened, turning back the next two runs for no gain.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In addition to adjustable dampers, the Lyriq-V boasts a lowered suspension with components stiffened 10% to 600% from the base Lyriq, which was already a sporty and responsive SUV.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Froze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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