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as in disaster
something that has failed
the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost
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as in to bug
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me
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Recent Examples of frost
Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Just bring them indoors when the temperature drops to keep them safe from extended freezes, and put them back on the patio after the last frost.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
The Boise Foothills were frosted with snow Thursday after a weather system brought in a wintry mix of precipitation.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
But residents should prepare for frost, Tollefsen said.
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There’s frosting around the whole thing.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost
Noun
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In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.—
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Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.—
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More than a year after the disaster, which killed all but two people on board, much is still unclear about why the passenger jet crash landed.—
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The councilwoman emphasized that every neighborhood in Los Angeles is just one disaster from devastation.—
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That thing’s been bugging on him for a while.—
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Check the head and base and foot of the bed, peeling back the top sheet to look for evidence on mattress covers, box springs, dust ruffles, and the headboard—and most importantly, the mattress seams and piping because bed bugs like to hide in cracks and crevices.—
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The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.—
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Furthermore, the clear conditions preceding the storm could have led to the formation of a layer of light, feathery frost, known as surface hoar.—
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
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Continue reading … SKIDDING TO SAFETY – All plane tires burst on Boeing 767 during harrowing landing failure.—
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There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.—
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
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Take a seat on an icy throne—the cold never bothered you anyway.—
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Don’t bother wasting your money—using it more than once a day won’t yield ‘better’ or faster results.—
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“Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frost. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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