as in freezes
to cause to lose heat
refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt
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My eyes are back on Lopez, who freezes in the oak.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The average person knows 0 degrees Celsius is 32 degrees Fahrenheit — the temperature at which water freezes — which Chicagoans would likely say isn't that cold.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The problem with this is that the relief does not usually last long once the water cools down.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The wind turbine mounted atop generates electricity that powers the computing systems below, while the surrounding seawater cools them.—
Etiido Uko
March 13,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit, whose defendants include the Department of Homeland Security, argues that federal officers' use of such munitions is a retaliation against protesters that chills their First Amendment rights.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The suit names the Department of Homeland Security and argues that officers’ use of chemical munitions amounts to retaliation that chills First Amendment rights.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Refrigerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerates. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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