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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As temperatures rapidly fall, the water quickly freezes in small cracks and areas of underground water.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
When a robot freezes mid-conversation or powers down without warning.—
Grace Brown,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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On nights such as this, the ground cools rapidly.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Such powerful fields can significantly influence how gas moves, cools, and eventually forms new stars, while also regulating how galaxies lose material to their surroundings.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Apartments in the capital are freezing, and when venturing outside people wear heavy layers of clothes against the bitter cold that chills to the bone.—
Vasilisa Stepanenko,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Winds chills in the mountains could hit 0 to minus 10 degrees, the NWS says.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Refrigerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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