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as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge
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2
as in stable
having been established and usually not subject to change
pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
responded to my greeting only with a frozen "hello"
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as in stiffened
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 frozen
Connie Ogle
may 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Most of all, this sale would clinch a landmark reversal of Boeing’s recent fraught relations and virtually frozen business vis a vis China in recent years.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Since savers were being asked to keep their funds frozen with a bank for an extended period of time, they would be rewarded with a higher interest rate than those who elected to keep their funds in an account for just a few months.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
The Ibiza Sunset blends strawberry, passionfruit and lime, while the frozen Passion du Solei is what the Surfcomber calls a private blend.
—Connie Ogle
may 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Most of all, this sale would clinch a landmark reversal of Boeing’s recent fraught relations and virtually frozen business vis a vis China in recent years.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Verb
Place the tray in the freezer until the pieces are frozen solid.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Since savers were being asked to keep their funds frozen with a bank for an extended period of time, they would be rewarded with a higher interest rate than those who elected to keep their funds in an account for just a few months.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen
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On paper, graduates are still better protected against unemployment; in practice, many of them feel stuck in underpaid roles, squeezed by rent and student loans, and watching people without degrees build strong careers through trades, startups, or side hustles.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Fish oil or vegetable oil with some cooking grease added works well to attract earwigs, which then get stuck in the oil.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Composers from more stable lands nursed their own fears.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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One victim suffered critical injuries but was in stable condition, while three others sustained non-life-threatening wounds.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Summer, for some, is the perfect excuse to sip icy dirty martinis on a city rooftop.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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There’s been a fierce debate over the past two decades about the status of the distant icy world of Pluto after it was contentiously stripped of its planethood and reclassified as a dwarf planet.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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The journey of King Charles and the Queen consort had been planned for some time, well before relations between the United Kingdom and the United States stiffened due to international tensions, compounded by the assassination attempt on Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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June stiffened, a pillar of ice.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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And if the cabinet grandfathers only the HS classes of 2024 and 2025 while applying the new rule to 2026 graduates, an entire cohort gets jammed onto the same clock as players one and two years older—a cliff disguised as a transition.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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The drones are difficult to stop and even harder to detect, giving their operators a high-resolution view of the target without emitting any signal that could be jammed.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Keeping a strict and fixed watering schedule.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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Rita Rae is a heart transplant survivor and lives on a fixed income.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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There’s the youngest, most freewheeling son’s habit of swilling cold coffee while watching The Gong Show.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Historically, extremely cold temperatures, near absolute zero, were used to put them in a quiet state, which required bulky and expensive systems.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Frozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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