as in hardened
to become physically firm or solid
add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
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Recent Examples of froze
While Medicare froze reimbursements, supplemental insurers did not.
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Brian New, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
The outage froze escalators and security screening conveyor belts and stalled the underground trains linking DIA’s main terminal to concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
By announcing his retirement just minutes after the filing deadline, Daines effectively froze the field and prevented potential heavyweight Democratic candidates or other Republican challengers from entering the contest.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
In September, when the weather turned cold early and the pipes froze, Krogh personally delivered thermoses of hot water to each tent — enough for each guest to wash their face.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Saad told the Statesman recently that the ski area opened two-thirds of its terrain this season, and the nonprofit also froze season pass sale prices for next year in an unusual move.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
The line froze this winter in Ohio’s bitter winter.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Those restrictions are precisely what froze so many law-abiding ships in the Persian Gulf when war broke out.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Brian New, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
The outage froze escalators and security screening conveyor belts and stalled the underground trains linking DIA’s main terminal to concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
By announcing his retirement just minutes after the filing deadline, Daines effectively froze the field and prevented potential heavyweight Democratic candidates or other Republican challengers from entering the contest.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
In September, when the weather turned cold early and the pipes froze, Krogh personally delivered thermoses of hot water to each tent — enough for each guest to wash their face.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Saad told the Statesman recently that the ski area opened two-thirds of its terrain this season, and the nonprofit also froze season pass sale prices for next year in an unusual move.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
The line froze this winter in Ohio’s bitter winter.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Those restrictions are precisely what froze so many law-abiding ships in the Persian Gulf when war broke out.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze
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But Saturday's launches appeared to dim such hopes, signaling defiance by Pyongyang, which in recent months has hardened its stance toward Seoul and urged Washington to drop denuclearization demands as a precondition for talks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Turkey’s defense ministry said in January that Turkey had hardened its border with Iran by adding 380 kilometers of concrete walls, 203 optical towers and 43 observation posts.—
Sam McNeil,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in Congress stiffened their opposition to an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a partial government shutdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Feb. 2026
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