refrozen

adjective

as in refrigerated

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Recent Examples of refrozen Meat thawed in the fridge can be safely refrozen within a day or two, but quality may decrease. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026 For best results, reapply when the surface feels slippery or shows a cloudy, refrozen layer. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026 If the freezer has remained below 40 degrees and ice crystals are still inside, the food can be refrozen. — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026 If the freezer has remained below 40 degrees, and there are still ice crystals inside the freezer, the food can be refrozen. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026 If your turkey was stored above 0°F, thawed and refrozen, or kept in the freezer over a year, the texture or flavor may have deteriorated. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025 Juan Manuel Villanueva, who owns the Pacific Street property that formerly housed Angel Paws Pet Cremation, said the business was in disarray, with some pets in freezers missing identification tags, while others had decomposed after thawing out and then being refrozen. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrozen
  1. refrigerated
  2. supercooled
  3. iced
  4. quick-frozen
  5. chilled
  6. congealed
Adjective
  • Perishable foods – produce, meat and dairy – travel in refrigerated trucks, making them among the most expensive products to distribute.
    — Michelle Miller, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • It is also designed to fit almost any dry van or refrigerated trailer.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of refrigerated
Adjective
  • The liquid is trapped — or corralled — and can remain liquid far into the supercooled zone.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of supercooled
Adjective
  • Priced at $20 for packs of 10, the drinks come in single-serving powder sachets that are meant to be dissolved with hot water and can be served iced and/or with a choice of milk.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Niccol also said the strength of the business stems from compelling marketing behind menu innovations such as protein cold foam, its iced Refreshers, and food upgrades.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of iced
Adjective
  • During the individually quick-frozen process in which foods are passed through a freezing chamber, berries are picked at peak freshness, washed and frozen, sealing in the nutrients, experts said.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of quick-frozen
Adjective
  • Spoon chilled filling into pie pan and smooth surface to level.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Transferring super-chilled cryogenic propellants between two vehicles in Earth orbit has never been done before.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chilled
Adjective
  • My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of congealed

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