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
When the property bubble burst and prices began to fall amid a broader economic slowdown, the market froze, leaving many of these units unoccupied.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Texas has seen fire hazards range from the far northern Panhandle, where ground vegetation froze and dried out, and push hundreds of miles east to the coast.
—Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The government initially froze all these grants and contracts.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
However, in 2016, Kyrgyzstan froze its membership, arguing that the organization wasn’t taking Kyrgyzstan’s national interests into account.
—Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The new administration also froze funds for refugee resettlement groups, making their work more difficult.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo froze the account and initiated the court proceedings that led to Williams being placed under guardianship.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Matt had been watching Gladiator II when the screen froze on Denzel Washington.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The same tiny fern that froze the planet millions of years ago might just hold the key to cooling it down again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Texas has seen fire hazards range from the far northern Panhandle, where ground vegetation froze and dried out, and push hundreds of miles east to the coast.
—Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The government initially froze all these grants and contracts.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
However, in 2016, Kyrgyzstan froze its membership, arguing that the organization wasn’t taking Kyrgyzstan’s national interests into account.
—Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The new administration also froze funds for refugee resettlement groups, making their work more difficult.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo froze the account and initiated the court proceedings that led to Williams being placed under guardianship.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Matt had been watching Gladiator II when the screen froze on Denzel Washington.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The same tiny fern that froze the planet millions of years ago might just hold the key to cooling it down again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Froze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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