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refrigerated

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verb

past tense of refrigerate
as in chilled
to cause to lose heat refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrigerated
Adjective
  • These court orders have frozen policies ranging from pandemic-era workplace rules to immigration enforcement and federal funding reallocations.
    Nik Popli, Time, 14 May 2025
  • My first introduction to tequila drinks were the frozen margaritas served at my local Tex-Mex restaurants.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • As with all Milos restaurants, the signature is the fish market, a raw seafood bar where diners can select their catch from the ample selection on crushed iced.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Their chai is served the traditional way, dirty (with espresso), or iced.
    Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Looking forward A number of sectors cooled, while others heated up.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the anger that fueled once-unthinkable scenes of vandalism has cooled.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The next lot was a ruby and diamond necklace with unheated Burmese rubies that fetched $270,868.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Prepare and preheat a charcoal grill for indirect cooking, with one hot side and one hold (unheated) side.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • When the property bubble burst and prices began to fall amid a broader economic slowdown, the market froze, leaving many of these units unoccupied.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The government initially froze all these grants and contracts.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Every school created a pool of students to do the cleaning, supply a fruit platter, decorate and, finally, bake a frosted dessert.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • Below is a frosted lens of durable ABS that softly diffuses the LED light.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Refrigerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerated. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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