unfreeze

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Recent Examples of unfreeze Today’s challenge is not merely to unfreeze money, but to rebuild a dismantled policy and redefine who has access to it. Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025 Turkeys often need ample time to thaw before feasting and festivities, including potentially multiple days in the fridge to unfreeze fully. 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 See All Example Sentences for unfreeze
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  • How to Thaw Rhubarb Before Cooking or Baking For thawing fruit, Stover and McCurdy recommend a couple of reliable methods.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
  • Brad Younggren of Circulate Health told CNET that freezing and thawing plastic containers repeatedly stresses the material, causing tiny particles to break away into food over time.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
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  • Chaotic terrain is characterized by fractured, jumbled blocks of rock thought to have formed when underground ice melted and caused the surface above to collapse.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • Tuckers Tavern is another elevated pick, ideal for burgers and a raw bar, while Skipper Dipper is where generations of families line up after dinner for towering ice cream cones that melt almost as quickly as the sunsets over the bay.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026

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“Unfreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreeze. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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