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Recent Examples of unfreeze
Turkeys often need ample time to thaw before feasting and festivities, including potentially multiple days in the fridge to unfreeze fully.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Days after signing the grant contract, KSUT received a stop-work order after FEMA halted spending, which CPB unsuccessfully sued to unfreeze.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
That does not include presidential pressure on educational institutions, including Columbia University, which paid a $221 million fine to settle the federal government’s claims against it and unfreeze federal funding.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Beshear joined a lawsuit in his official capacity, alongside numerous other states, to unfreeze the funding, which was appropriated by Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Days after signing the grant contract, KSUT received a stop-work order after FEMA halted spending, which CPB unsuccessfully sued to unfreeze.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
That does not include presidential pressure on educational institutions, including Columbia University, which paid a $221 million fine to settle the federal government’s claims against it and unfreeze federal funding.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Beshear joined a lawsuit in his official capacity, alongside numerous other states, to unfreeze the funding, which was appropriated by Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfreeze
Verb
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More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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But in a sign tensions are thawing, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, Axios reported.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Two building owners hoping to bring the Museum of Ice Cream to LoDo have seen those dreams melt away.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two-in-one tool uses heat to melt and fuse the edges of plastic packaging back together, creating a much tighter seal than an everyday chip clip.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Unfreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreeze. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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