refrigerates

present tense third-person singular of refrigerate
as in freezes
to cause to lose heat refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt

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  • But even this nod to forgiveness is relatively punishing, since the health refill freezes your character in a defenseless pose for a few seconds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This allows roots to establish while the soil is still warm but air temperatures are cooling, before the ground freezes, which reduces stress.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Sipur’s business model of production high-end shows on modest budgets with international partners has allowed the company to prosper even as demand for content cools off from its pre-pandemic Peak TV peak.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The primarily Spanish wine list shifts with the seasons, with coastal wines like Albariño from Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez offering refreshment in the summer, giving way to inland reds as the weather cools.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • The Professor Watchlist has been denounced by faculty associations as a blacklist that chills academic freedom.
    Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • During the height of the summer heat, the ice chills the water for the penguin, sea otter and hippo habitats.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Refrigerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrigerates. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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