unfreeze

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Recent Examples of unfreeze 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 Advertisement The Kremlin also asked for the lifting of Western sanctions, protection for Russian speakers in Ukraine, and a resolution to unfreeze the $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets that are currently being held in Europe, Reuters reports. Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfreeze
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Verb
  • Morgan said the cracked asphalt thawing and expanding and freezing again over a few weeks can make a small pothole grow into a larger one.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This method takes too long—by the time the soup is fully thawed, there is a high risk that harmful bacteria have already grown.
    Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 tablespoon of margarine (use the stick type).
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • As the cardinals prepared to enter the conclave in early May, the fierce criticisms some of them had had of Francis melted away.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Unfreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreeze. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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