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as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
his hunt for a new house was put in the deep freeze while he recovered from the auto accident
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as in cold
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the deep freeze had everyone thinking that global warming might not be so bad
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Recent Examples of deep freeze
In 2020, a bloody confrontation in the Galwan Valley had left dozens of soldiers dead and led to a deep freeze in bilateral relations between the two Asian giants.
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
Cold weather overflow shelters remain open Cold weather overflow shelters will remain open through 10 a.m. Sunday as Middle Tennessee prepares to sink back into a deep freeze over the weekend.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The hypothesis may also help researchers deduce why Earth experienced one of its chilliest global deep freezes, which could have been caused by the shadow cast from the ring.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Florida's coldest was a relatively tame -2°F, recorded in Tallahassee in 1899 during a rare deep freeze.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
Cold weather overflow shelters remain open Cold weather overflow shelters will remain open through 10 a.m. Sunday as Middle Tennessee prepares to sink back into a deep freeze over the weekend.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The hypothesis may also help researchers deduce why Earth experienced one of its chilliest global deep freezes, which could have been caused by the shadow cast from the ring.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Florida's coldest was a relatively tame -2°F, recorded in Tallahassee in 1899 during a rare deep freeze.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep freeze
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This potential suspension would provide the incoming administration time to explore alternative solutions or find a buyer for TikTok's U.S. operations.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article MIAMI — Perhaps little says as much about the convoluted current relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as this: The team has reached the end game of its seven-game unpaid suspension of the former All-Star forward with the situation nonetheless ongoing.—
Ira Winderman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fox Weather reported Texas will get see the bitter cold arrive over the weekend and temperatures ranging from the 60s to the 40s by Sunday and the 20s by Monday.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Or the surprise of seeing the grand stage and spectacle reduced to the indoor space of the Capitol Rotunda in 1985 due to severe cold?—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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As captivating as the suspense is the provocative exploration of working with a helpful (yet annoying) colleague who’s not quite human.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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This conceit, together with the slow-burn suspense of Teddy and Jeremy opening up to each other, gives the action interest and tenderness that compensate for its straining of credulity.—Dan Stahl (DR2; through Feb. 2.) Dance Aparna Ramaswamy.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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On Day One of his second term, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders — including a regulatory freeze pending an administration review and a directive to members of his administration to assess trade relationships with Canada and China and Mexico — to try and move some of his goals forward.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Among the most notable were a temporary hiring freeze on federal employees, ending birthright citizenship, and granting TikTok more time to broker a deal with the federal government to stay operational in the United States.—
Elaine Mallon,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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Those include cold storage and logistic giant Lineage’s $17.8 billion float and private equity group CVC's $15 billion listing.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Actually, the whole system through covid was able to get more cold storage.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
16 Nov. 2024
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“Deep freeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20freeze. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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