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Recent Examples of unfreeze
Feeding America has spoken with the Trump administration about the pause and urged it to make a quick decision on whether to unfreeze the funds, Hall said.
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Leah Douglas, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week, Harvard moved for a conclusive decision from a federal judge to unfreeze close to $2.5 billion in federal funds that Trump’s administration pulled from the school.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 June 2025
In the lead-up to last week’s sales, some of the same executives gamely suggested that the supply pipeline had unfrozen.
—Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In March, the high court refused to halt a lower court's ruling that required the administration to unfreeze about $1.9 billion in foreign aid payments.
—April Rubin, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
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Leah Douglas, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week, Harvard moved for a conclusive decision from a federal judge to unfreeze close to $2.5 billion in federal funds that Trump’s administration pulled from the school.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 June 2025
In the lead-up to last week’s sales, some of the same executives gamely suggested that the supply pipeline had unfrozen.
—Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In March, the high court refused to halt a lower court's ruling that required the administration to unfreeze about $1.9 billion in foreign aid payments.
—April Rubin, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfreeze
Verb
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For his part, South Korea’s Lee has taken preemptive steps to thaw the frosty status between the countries.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 July 2025
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Now that looks set to finally change as previous fractious relations between the two Asian giants finally begin to thaw.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
Verb
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But when those votes were counted, all of those days of waiting melted away.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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In the days since the video was shared online, Winifred's furry nose and extra tooth have melted plenty of hearts.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The ore, extracted and crushed, is further processed, shipped, smelted in a blast furnace, transformed into steel, then taken to assembly lines, where it is shaped into appliances and automobiles.—
Tim Gruber,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Most virgin steel requires a blast furnace that uses coal to smelt iron ore into iron.—
Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 May 2025
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“Unfreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreeze. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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