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
The ruling didn't end the broader legal fight but temporarily froze a major fundraising pipeline for Jones — a development Jackson's team has framed as proof the lieutenant governor built his campaign on an unfair advantage.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Those restrictions are precisely what froze so many law-abiding ships in the Persian Gulf when war broke out.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Officers froze the area around the vehicle and conducted limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the department's bomb squad assessed the device.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, froze new business in 2023, announced 72,000 mass non-renewals, and sought a series of rate hikes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Brundage and Bogus Basin froze prices on season passes for the coming season — a concession, as prices have increased steadily in recent years along with business costs.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Frozen lakes mattered so much to the city that records of when the ice froze each year go back more than 100 years.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
But even before that, fear of such attacks froze ship traffic.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Then at the last Budget, Rachel Reeves froze the threshold at which repayment in England starts between April 2026 and 2030; it was meant to rise with inflation.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Those restrictions are precisely what froze so many law-abiding ships in the Persian Gulf when war broke out.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Officers froze the area around the vehicle and conducted limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the department's bomb squad assessed the device.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, froze new business in 2023, announced 72,000 mass non-renewals, and sought a series of rate hikes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Brundage and Bogus Basin froze prices on season passes for the coming season — a concession, as prices have increased steadily in recent years along with business costs.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Frozen lakes mattered so much to the city that records of when the ice froze each year go back more than 100 years.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
But even before that, fear of such attacks froze ship traffic.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Then at the last Budget, Rachel Reeves froze the threshold at which repayment in England starts between April 2026 and 2030; it was meant to rise with inflation.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
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But Saturday's launches appeared to dim such hopes, signaling defiance by Pyongyang, which in recent months has hardened its stance toward Seoul and urged Washington to drop denuclearization demands as a precondition for talks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Turkey’s defense ministry said in January that Turkey had hardened its border with Iran by adding 380 kilometers of concrete walls, 203 optical towers and 43 observation posts.—
Sam McNeil,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in Congress stiffened their opposition to an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a partial government shutdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Feb. 2026
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