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 government shutdown that began this week furloughed thousands of federal workers, froze essential government functions across the nation — and also halted an essential part of Florida’s booming real estate market.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The Braun administration froze this organization's funds during the audit, but last week the IEDC board voted to allow Elevate to resume its investment activity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Bo Bichette froze in the batter’s box in disbelief, robbed of his opportunity to hit.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Higher interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty coming out of the worst of the Covid pandemic nearly froze IPO and M & A activity in 2022.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Kansas City was forced to respect Dart's running, which froze the defense just long enough for Cam Skattebo to take the handoff and find holes upfield.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
During the Great Recession, when entire industries froze hiring, college graduates between 2007 and 2011 were uniquely hit by a lack of open positions.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
In their experiments, the researchers froze water with different amounts of ordinary salt (NaCl).
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The quality was grainy, and the picture occasionally froze.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The Braun administration froze this organization's funds during the audit, but last week the IEDC board voted to allow Elevate to resume its investment activity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Bo Bichette froze in the batter’s box in disbelief, robbed of his opportunity to hit.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Higher interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty coming out of the worst of the Covid pandemic nearly froze IPO and M & A activity in 2022.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Kansas City was forced to respect Dart's running, which froze the defense just long enough for Cam Skattebo to take the handoff and find holes upfield.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
During the Great Recession, when entire industries froze hiring, college graduates between 2007 and 2011 were uniquely hit by a lack of open positions.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
In their experiments, the researchers froze water with different amounts of ordinary salt (NaCl).
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The quality was grainy, and the picture occasionally froze.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
Verb
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Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Whether those capabilities can be extended and hardened for long hours and high-stakes industrial settings remains to be seen.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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McDaniel made the point that the Dolphins’ defensive line and run defense stiffened somewhat after struggling badly on the first drive.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Froze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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