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verb

past participle of freeze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen
Adjective
With climate change, Rybnik has experienced 11 years of above-average winter temperatures, leading to scarcer snowfall and fewer frozen lakes each year. Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2021 film starred Liam Neeson in one of his off-the-rack late-career action performances as a grizzled trucker who agrees to drive across a frozen lake to rescue a group of miners from a collapsing mine. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 June 2025 Was New York’s envelope frozen, or its corner bent to help Stern identify it? Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025 Not only Kevin’s $134,000, but almost $100,000 more from several other victims sat frozen inside since spring 2023. Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for frozen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen
Adjective
  • The president further argues that lower rates will make financing the ever-increasing federal debt cheaper, a factor which does not play into the Fed’s statutory dual mandate of ensuring maximum sustainable employment and stable prices.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Gelato is very similar to ice cream, but only relies on milk instead of heavy cream for a slightly lighter, icier texture than traditional homemade ice cream.
    Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Try declaring fixed meal times, choosing default clothes or automating basic routines.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Von Miller and others at the Deutsches Museum knew that fixed holes could not represent the complexity of a moving planet.
    Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Strategic commenting can lead to five-figure contracts without cold pitching.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • First, a quick refresher on freezing: The super cold temp—freezers should be set to zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower—stalls the growth of bacteria and other organisms.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Moccamaster can hold brewing temperatures within a variance of 4 degrees Celsius and extract coffee within very tight parameters.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 9 July 2025
  • This minimizes losses from expired or unsold products and lowers risk by maintaining tighter control over merchandise.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Published in 1915, and already widely accepted worldwide by physicists and mathematicians, the theory assumed the universe was static – unchanging, unmoving and immutable.
    Rob Coyne, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
  • Life expectancy continues to climb while our economic and workplace systems remain stubbornly unchanging.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Resilience was what kept Di Caprio’s Glass alive in the frigid temperatures of the American wilderness.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • After a few frigid weeks, February concluded on a mercifully warm note.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • March 27 is an opportunity to dissolve barriers between the heart and the soul, and to soften the edges where hurt has hardened us.
    Colin Bedell, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The company doesn't say if the glass is hardened against breakage like Gorilla Glass.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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