refrigerating

present participle of refrigerate
as in freezing
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 refrigerating Why to Plant Perennial Seeds in Fall Seed packages often include instructions for refrigerating perennial seeds for several weeks. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Trump has also taken an unusually hands-on approach to pressure policy and leadership changes at a slew of colleges and universities by freezing, or threatening to withhold, federal funding at campuses, including Columbia, George Mason, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Brown, and Michigan.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That's why removing your personal information from these sites is just as important as freezing your credit.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Therefore, travelers may want to plan activities for cooler days or pack a cooling vest.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also a small but significant structural design change with a front brake cooling duct being added for more reliable operation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ready to dive into the bone-chilling world of The Conjuring?
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Refrigerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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